Antique Carved Marble Shoe Shaped Ink Pen Holder 1911 edition of Voices of the Night They remain in excellent condition

They remain in excellent condition

Some dust inside and some rust on the caps--just as there should be

There also appears to have been a tiny inlaid repair long ago

but they've been galloped around for sure

I’m truly in love with this one

Antique Carved Marble Shoe Shaped Ink Pen Holder 1911 edition of Voices of the Night They remain in excellent conditionA 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