Antique Hand-carved Stone Bible with Cross mohair teddy bear and the stick is 13

and the stick is 13 inches long

This watercolor comes from a collection of landscape by an unknown artist portraying landscapes from the Lake District and Isle of Wright in the UK--popular travel destinations of the era

and especially the symbol at dead center

I love the humbleness of it

Antique Hand-carved Stone Bible with Cross mohair teddy bear and the stick is 13One of two stone carved books this week, which just between the two of them made this a good week, as I do really love a stone carved book or a book shaped anything and good ones don't cross my path all that often. This one is gray stone with white marbling, nicely carved with three raised bands on the spine and an etched cross with border detailing on both front and back. Plus old gold paint on the pages and as highlights on the spine. Of substantial