Antique Carved Marble Shoe Shaped Ink Pen Holder cedar frog these were sculpted around wooden

these were sculpted around wooden head-shaped molds made for the purpose

its bottom side

fantastic patina of use

which I have not touched

developing glazes using mineral deposits collected from around the province to get true to life colors for the mushrooms

Antique Carved Marble Shoe Shaped Ink Pen Holder cedar frog these were sculpted around woodenA 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