Dinged But Excellent Old Painted Chalkware Spotted Bulldog jesus I love the cape wrapped

I love the cape wrapped around the women

Each cup" 4" tall x 3" across at handle x 1 3/4" deep

With painted arms and legs and paper lithograph for the very colorful (one might think a bit demonic looking

just general surface wear and a great patina to the clay

a great looking thing now to hang (one would need to adhere a hook to the back)

Dinged But Excellent Old Painted Chalkware Spotted Bulldog jesus I love the cape wrappedWhat a face! And what a character! This was a week for finding dogs everywhere I went, but this guy might win the day. There were late 19th c. cast iron mechanical banks of black and white bulldogs in just this pose, so perhaps he was modeled after one of those this guy painted chalkware, heavy for his size, and I might guess made to function as a doorstop ( indeed he's taken some dings) but maybe just to sit on a counter and intimidate! With curious