{"product_id":"vintage-victorian-style-cast-iron-dog-wall-hook","title":"Vintage Victorian Style Cast Iron Dog Wall Hook","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA cast iron wall hook with a dog's head modeled in the round at the top, mounted on a scrolled backplate that ends in a double hook below. It was made to hang by an entry or in a hall to hold a coat, a hat, a leash, or keys. The dog is the whole point of it. Someone chose to turn a plain utility hook into a small sculpture, and the long-muzzled head has real character to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Dimensions | 6 in. W x 8.5 in. H x 4.5 in. D\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Weight | Heavy for its size, typical of solid cast iron\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Surface | Old worn finish with active surface rust, washed and left as found, not stripped or refinished\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Primary Material | Cast iron\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Period | Vintage\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Date | Undated. No maker's mark or foundry stamp is present to fix a year\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Origin | Continental European\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Style or Movement | Victorian style, in the ornate figural hardware tradition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Also Known As | figural coat hook, leash holder\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Maker, Mark, or Attribution | No maker's mark, foundry stamp, or number found on the piece\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Construction or Technique | Sand cast. The dog's head is a separate casting screwed onto the backplate rather than cast in one piece with it\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Hardware or Mounts | Backplate pierced with mounting holes for wall fixing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[condition]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis piece is honest and used. I have washed it, so what remains on the surface is rust, not dirt. There is active orange surface rust and dark pitting across both the front and the back, heaviest on the reverse of the backplate as shown in the photos. The metal is solid and structurally sound. It stands and hangs as it should.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe most important thing to know is how it is built. The dog's head is a separate casting that is screwed onto the backplate, not cast in one piece with it. You can see the join and the seam in the close-up photos. It sits firmly. I am pointing it out so there are no surprises, since a two-part construction like this can read as a repair or a later marriage of parts, and I would rather you decide for yourself from the pictures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThere is no maker's mark, foundry stamp, or number anywhere I can find, which is why I am not putting a date or a country of manufacture on it. The scrollwork is worn soft in places from age and handling. The hooks themselves are intact with no breaks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e#52\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51482656768278,"sku":"AMD-03475","price":310.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/Belgium_FranceContainerInventory-9930.jpg?v=1786408580","url":"https:\/\/austyn-marie.myshopify.com\/products\/vintage-victorian-style-cast-iron-dog-wall-hook","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}