Crazy Dog Folk Art Doorstop unique painting This fantastic

This fantastic

This is a stunning vintage or antique (I am just not sure of the age

and that it once had a handle for carrying that was attached to the sides

but surely this could be used for that as well

Crazy Dog Folk Art Doorstop unique painting This fantasticWhat a dog! One finds a fair number of handmade doggy doorstops from the 1940s and 50s (I wonder if they were something people made in shop class? they were definitely a thing), but this one is especially good in its crudeness and weirdness, with these completely uneven ears, crossed eyes, and I'm not sure what the black line is crossing just above its mouth! Really, just right. Signed on the bottom, justifiably so, but with the first name painted