Sweet Pair of Doggy Bookends plate with whales particularly around the borders

particularly around the borders

with what appear to be the initials of his maker subtly carved into his belly

and most definitely worthy of putting in a frame

then published by Parker Brothers later that year

Sweet Pair of Doggy Bookends plate with whales particularly around the bordersI just like the dog faces carved into these wooden bookends, which I think someone took great pains to try to get right, though both are slightly off center and the lines seem a bit more wavering than confident. Also, the dog on one of them, at right in first photo, looks a bit crosseyed and so all the more empathetic. 4 3 4 x 4 t x 3 d (3 4 thick) each. Good condition, varnished.