Old Cast Iron Dog on Heavy Iron Base old hand-painted sign perched on the corner of

perched on the corner of the drafting table of an artist

But I'd also grab a few brushes and take the sailboat tin out to the beach and start painting

" "Honest Use of Materials" and "Changes in Modes of Living"

and by whom he was given the name "Eight Bears

with a couple of scrapes to his cheek

Old Cast Iron Dog on Heavy Iron Base old hand-painted sign perched on the corner ofI 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!