Old Folk Art Marble Carved Flowers unique plate The face is detailed with

The face is detailed with pencil and what I believe is a natural black dye/ink

plus a decorative border of flowers and vines and corresponding carved edge

An expert who deals in mourning and funerary antiques tells me that posing a deceased child in this manner would be exceedingly rare

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Old Folk Art Marble Carved Flowers unique plate The face is detailed withA nice big chunk of white marble charmingly carved with fat flowers arching in every direction. I've been feeling drawn like a magnet to carved stone of all sorts lately, the chunkier and folkier the better, and this, for me, is exactly the sort of thing I'm looking for, satisfying on all sorts of levels. 7 3 4" w x 6 3 8" t x 1 5 8" d; weighs 6 pounds 3 ounces. Good condition, with a bit of darkening to the surface here and there and plenty of