SOLD Small Carved Stone Obelisk (with good stone pedestal) painting of holy roman emperor Nothing fancy

Nothing fancy

it's in excellent shape

I continue to grab these when I come across them--which is increasingly rarely it seems--as I continue to find them such evocative things

Just a great little object that I would perch on a shelf to admire

with light aging to the copper and some rusting/scratching to the tin

SOLD Small Carved Stone Obelisk (with good stone pedestal) painting of holy roman emperor Nothing fancyI found this carved soapstone obelisk and rectangular rock in the same place and think the latter makes quite a nice pedestal for the former, so will include it as a bonus. I'm not sure the origins of the obelisk, but it seems to have some good age to it perhaps a little Grand Tour souvenir, or a folk art recreation of one? Whatever the case, a good little object I think, which I must say I rather like turned on its side. The rectangular rock might