Chinese Brass Matchbox Holder with Dog raku sculpture New Brunswick

New Brunswick

well suited for use holding this or that

I've polished the silver some and it could be polished a bit more

it should work to mark the days and months for many years to come

Chinese Brass Matchbox Holder with Dog raku sculpture New BrunswickWhile one would expect it to be a Foo Dog that would appear on the top of a Chinese match box holder, it seems there were a whole series of these made for export in the earlyish 20th century featuring an array of different dogs as well as other animals. This little dog has floppy ears and a very sweet if a bit sad looking face, and appears to be studying the engraved decoration around the edges of the matchbox holder upon which he sits! The flip side