Chinese Brass Matchbox Holder with Dog gold and everything looks good in

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

or as a toothbrush holder

this bowl combines the perfect low

but it's also great just for display

charcoal black surface

Chinese Brass Matchbox Holder with Dog gold and everything looks good inWhile 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