明 大理石海水紋基座

of nephroid section, the sides carved with a wide register narrowing in the middle,  with deep recesses, crevasses and overhangs imitating the sides of a cliff, above crashing waves and further rocks, all below a slightly domed top with a small recess of conforming shape framed by a wide band of overlapping low relief carved waves crashing over rocks, all resting on a waisted base

Chips and scratches. There are four areas on the top with double holes, where something may have been fitted into the stand.
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