Dutch Man Folk Art Hand-painted Wooden Doorstop Qajar tile Certainly it is mid-century Scandinavian

Certainly it is mid-century Scandinavian

with pretty scalloped edge on top and bottom

and detailed carving of the fur that gives him quite a realistic feel

This particular box features the original oak stain and mark on the front reading  "Patented 1889

and reminds me a bit of the cats of Laurel Burch

Dutch Man Folk Art Hand-painted Wooden Doorstop Qajar tile Certainly it is mid-century ScandinavianI'm completely in love with the color combination of luscious matte orange, navy, yellow, black and green on this old handmade wooden door stop. I think its maker was too, as they seemed rather less concerned with the details of the face of this presumably Dutch man sweetly and a bit hesitantly penciling in eyes, nose and chin, then painting a thin red line for the lips. The black painted buttons down the front of his shirt and along the top of his