Very Delicately Painted Old Folk Art Doggy Doorstop carved man with hat and a perfect way to

and a perfect way to display these gorgeous old clay marbles

the Art Institute of Chicago

I'd guess it dates to 1980s or so

carved and otherwise

9 1/2" diameter at lip

Very Delicately Painted Old Folk Art Doggy Doorstop carved man with hat and a perfect way toI not buying many doggy doorstops these days, but sometimes I can't resist; the delicacy of the painting on this little one, making it feel more like a drawing done in the back of a old school notebook than the typical broad brush sort of painting on a doorstop like this, just won me. And that little face really makes it looks as if this pup were standing at the door just begging to be let inside! 5 1 4" t x 3 1 2" w x 5 3 8" d. Good condition, sturdy