Handsome and Alert! Pair of Early-Mid 20th Century Articulated Dogs harvard Plum: 2 5/16" x 2

Plum: 2 5/16" x 2 1/8" x 2 1/8"

by William Cowper

The wood is well worn with some cracking

9 1/8" x 7 1/2" x 1/4"

which continue to be used for applying gold leaf today

Handsome and Alert! Pair of Early-Mid 20th Century Articulated Dogs harvard Plum: 2 5/16" x 2Quite a handsome pair, the precise likes of which I've never seen, quite nicely constructed of what looks perhaps like walnut to me, with bright glass eyes, and jointed ears, heads, legs and tails. With their long snouts, they do look a bit like foxes with their ears raised, but surely are meant to be hounds with a great sense of alertness about them, as if poised to head out on a hunt! Both stand sturdy on their own and the smaller one balances quite