Carved Stone Ladies Boot, 1917 bookend the more amazed I am

the more amazed I am

The interior shows very light rust

and the more ups and downs the faster they go

I'd say this little piece really captures a sense of "bear-ness"

with one noticeable ding (indent) along the corner edge of one face and a bit of tearing at the corners of the lid

Carved Stone Ladies Boot, 1917 bookend the more amazed I amThis charming little silhouette carving of a Victorian style ladies' boot stands up proudly on its own, and features deeply incised then blackened detailing for the laces and across the toe, and then 1917, presumably the year of its making, on both sides. I am not entirely sure of the stone; it may be marble but I'm not quite certain. The white irregularities seem for the most part to be indigenous to the stone rather than dings to the surface, though