Carved Marble Alter with Mirror and Praying Bisque Figures in Niches miniature wooden objects and far more charming

and far more charming

and I find cloth measuring a handy thing to have around for measuring circumferences

6ʺW × 6ʺD × 5

Though carved of wood

I'm guessing this wonderfully graphic vintage porcelain enamel plaque was a functional sign at some point

Carved Marble Alter with Mirror and Praying Bisque Figures in Niches miniature wooden objects and far more charmingI'm not entirely sure what to make of this one, but I love it a carved marble, tabletop scale sort of shrine or alter, with mirror atop and bisque figures populating its niches, all of them praying. I was told Vermont marble and that the figures were antique Bennington (white ones would be called Parianware I believe) but I'm not sure they could have been made to look older than they are? Whatever the case, a satisfying sort of tabletop architecture