Poodle and Kittens, Oh My --C. Late 19th C. Oil on Canvas After Carl Reichart in Original Frame shark jaw I know this is an

I know this is an early piece

Just satisfying things for setting or stacking or using for all sorts of purposes

Plus a lead weight on the underside to allow it to sink

I love it now set on a shelf among other carvings and curious little things

I'm such a sucker for little handmade paper dolls and assorted props made for play--pure embodiments of a lively imagination--and I just love envisioning the various dramas these little figures once acted out

Poodle and Kittens, Oh My --C. Late 19th C. Oil on Canvas After Carl Reichart in Original Frame shark jaw I know this is anI found this one in Maine in the immediate aftermath of an April snowstorm (carrying a flashlight through an antiques store, as the power was out!) And so perhaps I was especially susceptible to the charms of a fluffy poodle and basket of kittens but really how could I ever say no?? The oil on canvas painting is late 19th c. I believe, done after "Los Amigos de Poodle" by Austrian artist Carl Reichert (1836 1918) the image of which would have