CB's Antique Folk Art Carved Marble Book, Dinged But Lovely buddhist monk The level of relief and

The level of relief and detail on this madonna is pretty spectacular

so satisfying

but I found them so juicy and beautiful I had to have them--and deeply enjoyed playing around with them in order to take photos

defined by three shelves and a center divide--good for displaying all sorts of things

CB's Antique Folk Art Carved Marble Book, Dinged But Lovely buddhist monk The level of relief andA few losses to this antique carved marble folk art book, but really a nice one, of a good scale, heavy and substantial in hand, with recessed, gold painted pages, and carved, gold painted details on the spine. With a bold capital lettered monogram, C. B. carved deeply into the face.(I love those square periods, especially.) Found in Pennsylvania. 4 3 8" x 3 1 4" x 1 3 16". Loss to one front and one back corner, as if often read! And with some