Chinese Brass Matchbox Holder with Dog gold but it's also great just

but it's also great just for display

forms a hard

which I think is just there to keep it tight in absence of a washer

or as a toothbrush holder

no chips that I can see

Chinese Brass Matchbox Holder with Dog gold but it's also great justWhile one would expect it to be a Foo Dog that would appear on the top of a Chinese match box holder, it seems there were a whole series of these made for export in the earlyish 20th century featuring an array of different dogs as well as other animals. This little dog has floppy ears and a very sweet if a bit sad looking face, and appears to be studying the engraved decoration around the edges of the matchbox holder upon which he sits! The flip side