Very Lovable Naive Dog Painting on Hanging Plate handmade box with mirror looking rather stoic and quite

looking rather stoic and quite self possessed

with a bit of cloudiness to the black lacquer on the front of the box and a little bit of cracking to the lacquer on the underside of the box near the bottom edge

Abul Hamid II (Sultan of the Ottoman Empire)

I’ve never had a whole lot of interest in glass

The book itself is in very good condition

Very Lovable Naive Dog Painting on Hanging Plate handmade box with mirror looking rather stoic and quiteOh, this sweet fluffy creature, a little homely perhaps but more lovable for it, and with this great wagging pink tongue hanging out. Late 19th century or so I believe, painted on a plate (I thought was wood but now am thinking is likely hard paper mache) with a hanger on the back, and with the crackling to the black painted background around his head reading a bit like a halo of static electricity! Better in person and completely empathy inducing.