Carved Stone Ladies Boot, 1917 modular earrings it bears a strong resemblance

it bears a strong resemblance to both Steuler and Scheurich pieces

as surely one never has a shortage of odds and ends that need a home

I kind of like the directness of just taping a photo of one’s sweetheart to the back

Nice and heavy and super useful

" I believe they date from the mid-20th Century

Carved Stone Ladies Boot, 1917 modular earrings it bears a strong resemblanceThis 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