Cast Metal with Brass Finish Vintage SRG Dinosaur natural color basket as he is here

as he is here

but would be really lovely hung most anywhere

There is some crazing visible in the white glaze of the flower and a bit of bleed of the brown glaze

the stoneware vessel itself feels Japanese

14" across with handles

Cast Metal with Brass Finish Vintage SRG Dinosaur natural color basket as he is hereI didn't realize when I found it what collectors' items these old SRG dinosaurs are; it seems there was a whole set of them produced (copyright 1947), representing various Dino species, and that the American Museum of Natural History in New York was the primary place to get them. I personally think this Brontosaurus is the best of the lot, just a perfect little companion for the desk or shelf. I know that it is marked "SRG" on its belly but it is