Deco Doggy, Sharp Old Black and White Painted Wooden Folk Art Doorstop native alaska with 1890 handwritten in pen

with 1890 handwritten in pen on reverse

These are three 1890s Kinney Brothers Tobacco Co

I am reluctant to call it periwinkle as it seems a bit too rich for that

The logs/ branches lying in his path are the perfect final touch for framing the scene and embodying what I'd think is her to desire

I've always got an eye out for antique watercolor sets

Deco Doggy, Sharp Old Black and White Painted Wooden Folk Art Doorstop native alaska with 1890 handwritten in penI've gotten pretty particular as far as old wooden folk art doorstops go but this one won me immediately, and completely. Quite an elegance and formal sophistication to this black and white pup sharp and precise in a deco sort of way, and super graphic. (Has a bit of a 1920s 30s Grenfell Mission sensibility to my eye too.) Just right that the door stopper itself be green, peeking through the nice front view cutout between its belly and leg.) C. 1920s