Hand-carved Lounging Hound vintage art glass with crab on one side

with crab on one side and grass on the other I think is an especially brilliant combo

he moved to Wisconsin to establish his studio in Johnson Creek and opened his gallery in the fall of 2002

pull the handle

3 1/2" x 5 1/2" and in very good antique condition with unused backs

and certainly admire the resourcefulness and creativity of its maker in piecing these bits together in such a smart and striking way

Hand-carved Lounging Hound vintage art glass with crab on one sideI really love the face as well as the ultra long body of this carved wooden dog, which I understand from the seller was found in Cuba years ago. I'm terrible identifying species but with its long snout I have to think a hound, and looks maybe like a Borzoi to me? A good combination of elegant and just a bit goofy, looking as if luxuriating in a favorite spot, perhaps in front of a fire, and as if casting a smile in one's direction and almost as if