Carved Marble Library Book, 1900s

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Absolutely exquisite, hand carved from solid rock library book which is part of a suite i have six of these … Read more Absolutely exquisite, hand carved from solid rock library book which is part of a suite i have six of these in total made from mixed stones including some red marble, this sale is for the piece mentioned above alone with the others being listed under my other items
this is one of the most interesting pieces of, i guess folk art you would class it, that i have ever seen, it is as mentioned, a library book which has been carved from solid stone, it naturally is very thought provoking as all good art should be, you have the refined stylings of a book, in the roughness of something that was literally formed millions of years ago, before dinosaurs roamed the earth! this can be used as a bookend, a door stop or as i have been using it as a sculpture to be admired, every single chap that has walked in to my office has commented on the suite the condition is very distressed and totally original dimensions height:- 22cm width:- 14cm depth:- 4cm See less