Antique Carved Marble Shoe Shaped Ink Pen Holder Hatria I purchased this piece because

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

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

And the chairs were constructed in slightly different ways

9 1/2" x 8 1/4" x 3/8"

Antique Carved Marble Shoe Shaped Ink Pen Holder Hatria I purchased this piece becauseA 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