Wonderful Hand-painted Wooden Folk Art Boxer Dog on Post 1642 Italy the mane and ears of

the mane and ears of her lion-dog companion

thick cardboard with really nice black backs

The old black painted wood frame shows some dings

and I  really like this line-drawn bird--just barely incised--that hovers mid-way between appearing and disappearing amid the reactive brown and white glaze

I bought it at a sale that included lots of Scandinavian modern

Wonderful Hand-painted Wooden Folk Art Boxer Dog on Post 1642 Italy the mane and ears ofThis face! So good, and so soulful looking, and equally great on the reverse side, just enough different to make it tough to decide which side is better. Terrific old painted surface, with some alligatoring here and there, and with a steel post attached to one front leg should one want to stand him outside the front door for a bit to keep an eye on things! To my eye, just perfect. Dog himself measures 11" l x 13 1 2" tall measured straight down