Old Cast Iron Dog on Heavy Iron Base stacking lacquer box and not at all once

and not at all once the cabinet is filled

He always had a liking for white mice Miss Ames can testify

as the wood and paint cloth are in good shape

no major dings

Old Cast Iron Dog on Heavy Iron Base stacking lacquer box and not at all onceI think of this more as a door stop than a paperweight (which is how the dealer I purchased it from described it) weighing in at 3 1 2 pounds, it seems a bit of overkill for holding down a stack of papers, though this pup (a retriever, or a setter?) certainly looks fetching perched atop a pile. Late 19th century I would guess, it shows all of those years, with much of the dog's creamy brown paint worn away, along, it seems, with a piece of his jowl!