Koville Marble Paper Towel Holder, 6 in Namib Stone Base with Gold Rod

Weight is what makes a standing towel holder work, and the base here is solid Namib Fantasy marble at 2.15 pounds — heavy enough to stay put on a worktop.

The stone is quarried at Walvis Bay in Namibia. Its markings run through the slab veined like polished white jade, and because every base is cut from natural rock, no two are patterned alike.

A gold-finished rod rises from a round base 6 inches across. Koville gives 12 by 6 inches as the overall figure, and the rod takes a standard roll or a jumbo one.

Colour and veining vary between pieces, so what arrives will not match a photograph exactly. That is the nature of stone rather than a fault.

Polished all over, it reads as an object rather than a utility item, which is the argument for leaving it out on a worktop or a dining table.

• Namib Fantasy marble base from Walvis Bay
• Base 6 in across; 12 x 6 in overall
• Marble base weighs 2.15 lb
• Gold-finished vertical rod
• Takes standard or jumbo rolls
• Veining unique to each piece