SCRATCH, Antique Carved Marble Folk Art Match Striker green on green vase but now they are just

but now they are just three

but what a great set to cheer up the kitchen

000 years and is commonly used to make animal figures (horses

and also think it's quite a beauty of a painting

What is interesting to me about it is how the quality of the image to begin with combined with its aging over time make it feel very close to to a cut paper silhouette

SCRATCH, Antique Carved Marble Folk Art Match Striker green on green vase but now they are justThis was of my favorite finds from my road trip this summer, which I found in Kansas City, Missouri, purchased from a dealer with a treasure trove of fabulous things, many of which he wouldn't part with. I finally coaxed him into selling me this one, which I find just about a perfect object, and which I had to hold on to for a bit to enjoy. Carved of marble and weighing about 6 1 2 pounds, it's an oversized match striker, with "Scratch" carved in