Antique Carved Marble Shoe Shaped Ink Pen Holder Hatria I took the back off

I took the back off to clean the blades

mid-c German I am pretty certain

I purchased this piece because I loved the image of this pink cheeked runner in his white outfit and those brown shoes that don't look especially great for running

And the chairs were constructed in slightly different ways

Antique Carved Marble Shoe Shaped Ink Pen Holder Hatria I took the back offA 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