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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Marble/Granite shallow dish with a bronze snake and a terrapin

« on: July 21, 2013, 04:05:46 pm »

It is pretty cool looking! haha forgive my measurement inaccuracies. My dad usually puts these things in the car to take to his auctions and fares so I can't actually measure it for you.

Ash tray does seem like the most viable option right now from what you say.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Marble/Granite shallow dish with a bronze snake and a terrapin

« on: July 20, 2013, 07:43:59 am »

Sorry for the absence! We have been away in the south.
I am not sure of it being an ash tray, simply because of the size of it. It's about a foot and a half across, as large as a dinner plate. Thank you for all of your answers!

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Antique Questions Forum / Marble/Granite shallow dish with a bronze snake and a terrapin

« on: June 26, 2013, 10:21:10 am »

We have done some research about this shallow dish that is made entirely out of either dark marble or granite. (Ridiculously heavy!) There was an old beer mat stuck to the bottom of this piece with "Abbott" written on the back of it - barely legible.



Although it was a lot of guesswork, the bronze snake and terrapin seem to represent an old Chinese legend about a white snake and a terrapin - the name of the terrapin once turned into a human in the story is "Abott Fahai". We have no idea how old it is or who made it or where it comes from so any help at all would be really great! My Dad bought it at an auction today and we haven't a clue what it is.