Wonderful Carved Marble Folk Art Dog with Very Sweet Face thirteen with just a couple of

with just a couple of loose/broken pieces of grass at the very outside edge

and the horsehair in the plaster is visible around the edges

which makes this feel like a big roll of decorative potential to me

this piece is very much in the manner of the work of famous father and son Mexican folk artists Aurelio and Francisco Flores from Izúcar de Matamoros--legendary for their elaborate "tree of life" candlesticks and candleabra

Wonderful Carved Marble Folk Art Dog with Very Sweet Face thirteen with just a couple ofSo many good valentines this week I think, including if ones valentine in their beloved animal companion! This wonderful folk art dog is hand carved of marble, late 19th early century I believe, with many of the sweet qualities of more frequently spotted carved marble lambs, but much more singular, and in my option, much more charming! Fabulous face and just fabulous, nose to tail. 6 3 4 x 2 1 4 x 4 5 8. Weighs 3 lb. 2 oz. Black felt well adhered on