Old Cast Iron Dog on Heavy Iron Base stacking lacquer box and the Munson Steamship line

and the Munson Steamship line with service from New York to Havana

there may be a bit of roughening around the bottom edge of the dome but minor if so

This box is quite large

measures 1 7/8" in diameter and 1" tall

no major dings

Old Cast Iron Dog on Heavy Iron Base stacking lacquer box and the Munson Steamship lineI think of this more as a door stop than a paperweight (which is how the dealer I purchased it from described it) weighing in at 3 1 2 pounds, it seems a bit of overkill for holding down a stack of papers, though this pup (a retriever, or a setter?) certainly looks fetching perched atop a pile. Late 19th century I would guess, it shows all of those years, with much of the dog's creamy brown paint worn away, along, it seems, with a piece of his jowl!