The Dog Days of Summer - IV


Cast Iron Watchful Terrier Bookends with Bronze Patina (LEO Design)

 

We're spending a few days—during the Dog Days of Summer—sharing a few of our favorite dog-related items, now available on the LEO Design website. 

Over the years, I've bought and sold hundreds of pairs of bookends.  A good percentage of these have featured dogs.  And a good number of those dogs have been terriers.  And, yet, I have never come across this pair of bookends before.

I love the sculpting on these bookends: the dog is handsome, alert, and inquisitive.  The sculptor has captured perfectly the attitude of a terrier.  The color is rich and waxy.  And the mark on the back—one I have not encountered much—tells us that this pair of bookends were made in New York.  There were some foundries in New York City, though most of the country's brass foundries were found in Central Connecticut.  Click on the photo above to learn more about them.

More dogs tomorrow—and in the days to come.

 

Though our Greenwich Village store is now permanently closed, LEO Design is still alive and well!  Please visit our on-line store where we continue to sell Handsome Gifts (www.LEOdesignNYC.com)

We also can be found in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, at The Antique Center of Strabane (www.antiquecenterofstrabane.com).

Or call to arrange to visit our Pittsburgh showroom (by private appointment only).  917-446-4248