Much Alligatored Old Doggy Doorstop with Turning Head blue and white has quite an presence

has quite an  presence

And then these wonderfully painted choppy green waters

from their profiles and expressions to the detailing on the balls to the dense field of pin prick engraving for the ground

body pointing straight ahead

One often sees these losing a bit of their shape but not here

Much Alligatored Old Doggy Doorstop with Turning Head blue and white has quite an presenceCan't get much more alligatored than the the paint on this one, whose got a head that cocks 90 degrees to one side too, making him seem all the more eagerly in wait of a treat! And what a face! Constructed of three separate pieces wood for the head and body, and a fourth for the door stopper, which is sturdily attached with many years of good use left in it should one want to put him to work. 8 9 16" t x 6 1 8" w x 6 3 4" d and in very good, perfectly