Antique Carved Marble Shoe Shaped Ink Pen Holder Hatria I believe offering prophecies

I believe offering prophecies

8 3/4" l x 4 5/8" w x 3" t

I took the back off to clean the blades

mid-c German I am pretty certain

as well as grandmother Sarah also spent some time living in Boston hotels while renting out the Beacon Street house

Antique Carved Marble Shoe Shaped Ink Pen Holder Hatria I believe offering propheciesA nice complement to the ink blotter I just listed, this little carved marble shoe was made to hold ink quill pens, and perhaps there was once a carved marble ink well to accompany it. You know I love a carved shoe, and even better in marble. There is some faint carving on one side; I can make out "garden", which makes me think this was a folk souvenir from the Garden of the Gods in Colorado from which I have also seen a few carved marble books over