1930s Vintage Folk Art Dachshund Dog Pin

1930s pie-eyed leather American Folk Art Dachshund brooch has handpainted features. Made from a kiln-fired clay sculpture covered in kid leather. C-hook clasp. 40 x 19 mm. 

Many soldiers returning home after WW1 brought Dachshunds home from Germany as pets. In 1923, only 23 Dachshunds were registered with AKC, but by the end of the 1930s registrations had climbed to over 3,000 a year. This popularity most certainly inspired the making of this darling Dachshund folk art brooch. During the 1920s and 1930s, animated characters were sometimes drawn with eyes or pupils that were black and shaped like a pie that had one slice removed from it, as seen on this darling pup. 

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