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

I believe offering prophecies

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

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

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