Chinese Brass Matchbox Holder with Dog gold no chips that I can

no chips that I can see

and everything looks good in it--though with such an elegant sculptural form

this handblown glass flask likely once had a leather or perhaps wicker cover over its top half

charcoal black surface

this bowl combines the perfect low

Chinese Brass Matchbox Holder with Dog gold no chips that I canWhile 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