Antique Carved Marble Doorstop with Porcelain Handle lacquers which represented emperors and empresses

which represented emperors and empresses and members of the court

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7 1/16” long and in good condition

none of them major and I think just add to her character

There is a sticker note on the bottom of this lovely treen box that describes it as American

Antique Carved Marble Doorstop with Porcelain Handle lacquers which represented emperors and empressesI've definitely got a thing for carved marble folk art objects in part I think because they embody the democratization of a material with very grand historical associations. And hard to get much more democratic than a doorstop! This is a pretty matter of fact one, but with nicely carved corners and this great zig zag sort of detailing around the perimeter of the top and each side. Definitely well used, with a porcelain pull for carrying it from one