{"product_id":"antique-folk-art-carved-wooden-recumbent-dog-with-a-bone","title":"A Large Antique Folk Art Carved Wooden Sculpture of a Recumbent Dog with a Bone","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThere is no mistaking the sentiment here. This is a dog who has found his bone and has no intention of sharing it. He lies couched on a stepped rectangular plinth, forelegs tucked beneath him and head raised, the bone clamped upright in his jaws. His expression mingles contentment with a faint, watchful suspicion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe carver has worked largely in the round and, so far as can be seen, from a single block. He has reduced the animal to a few confident, rounded volumes: the domed skull and heavy brow, the long pendulous ears falling almost to the chest, the drooping jowls and the smoothly swelling flanks. The bone itself is frankly stylised, a simple knuckled baton rather than an anatomical study. This is the naivety of the self-taught hand, and it is precisely where the charm lies. Proportion has been sacrificed to character, and the result has far more life than many a polished commercial animalier carving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe surface has mellowed to a warm, reddish-brown tone, gently rubbed at the high points where it has been handled over the years. At over ten inches high, he has real presence. Set on a hall table, a library shelf or a deep window ledge, he will command the room, and he displays well from every angle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance: \u003c\/strong\u003eProbably European; precise origin unknown. Late 19th or early 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial: \u003c\/strong\u003eCarved hardwood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003eThere is surface wear commensurate with age, with rubbing to the high points and minor knocks to the extremities and the edges of the plinth. Please refer to the images. A further detailed condition report is available upon request.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003eHeight 10¼ in (26 cm) × Length 13¾ in (35 cm) × Depth 5½ in (14 cm).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"Holt Antiques at East Raynham","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49638532645206,"sku":"HAF6834","price":850.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0782\/7462\/5878\/files\/Photoroom-20250108-142219.jpg?v=1736436778","url":"https:\/\/holtantiquefurniture.com\/products\/antique-folk-art-carved-wooden-recumbent-dog-with-a-bone","provider":"Holt Antiques at East Raynham","version":"1.0","type":"link"}