Fabulous Large, Very Heavy, Clay Cat Sculpture (Doorstop?) vintage viking I find it quite elegiac

I find it quite elegiac

each weighing a pound

On the underside is glued a heavy lead weight

This is a Stanley model 36 1/2" -- twelve inches unfolded

with a great warm patina to the dry wood

Fabulous Large, Very Heavy, Clay Cat Sculpture (Doorstop?) vintage viking I find it quite elegiacPerhaps more than ever, I'm feeling especially drawn to the sorts of things that perhaps only a mother would love, with this creature a pretty pure embodiment of that instinct but oh, so good! Kid made or artist made Im not entirely sure (there is what looks possibly to be a signature on lower back but it could just be some decorative marks), but whatever the case this cat (I believe!) feels completely full of life and character to me shy but curious,