SOLD Wonderful Old Carved Black Dog with Great Face geometric He was businessman (Curtis &

He was businessman (Curtis & Marble Company) and one of the  foremost historic glass cup plate collectors in America (a genre of glass plates featuring historic portraits (busts)

I might guess this vessel was made to hold tobacco

making the whole thing feel like a present

This is one of three 5" x 7" glass plate negatives in the shop capturing arrangements of roses in various settings

I'd think a child made these

SOLD Wonderful Old Carved Black Dog with Great Face geometric He was businessman (Curtis &As sweet an old carved dog as I think I've had, nose to tail, and I'm a bit loathe to part with this one. The eyes seem to me to be inlaid nails though it's a bit hard to tell; definitely they're just right for this very empathetic (and very truly dog like) face, whatever the case. Wonderfully carved long ears and stub tail, all stained black but for the pink nose. Really a charmer, I'd guess 1920s 30s or so. 5 1 2" l x 3 11 16" t x 1 3 8" w. Very