Dog – Sailor Bulldog in Tub

Figural, hand-painted Bulldog dressed as a sailor inkwell and pen wipe. Sitting in a tub, smoking a pipe, he tilts back for access to the inkwell. The pen wipe is located in the dog’s hat.

These Bulldogs are similar to several identical-looking bulldogs in different costumes and poses, primarily dressed as sailors and smoking a pipe or cigar. Some attribute these to Georg Heyde & Company in Dresden, Germany, but this has never been confirmed. Possibly they’re Austrian, given their anthropomorphic whimsey. Or, because of the Bulldog and sailing theme, maybe they are British.