Large Vintage Metal German Shorthaired Pointer, Heyde

Description

This auction is for a large, vintage metal figure of a dog. I believe it's a German Shorthaired Pointer, and made in Germany or Austria pre-WW2.  This figure is hollowcast, about 6/5" to the top of his head, and 8.5" from nose to back of tail. At first I thought he was a Vienna Bronze, as he is pretty heavy and has many areas of goldish bronze color that show through where he has wear to the finish. But, in a few areas where there is heavier wear he is a dully gray color, more like spelter than bronze. So, I think he had a gold color primer, and then the brown and white paint over that. He has no makers marks on him. He's the size of the larger animal figures made by Heyde, and the detail and patina match other large Heyde animals I've had, so I'm going with that for attribution.  In the second to the last picture I show this figure with a 2.5" tall British Reka Boy Scout - that figure is shown for size reference and is not included in this auction. In the last picture I show this figure with a group of Vienna Bronze birds that are in other auctions.  Please see my other auctions and my eBay store for vintage German and other metal animals, figural desk items by Heyde and other makers, vintage toy soldiers, tin and windup toys, Marklin cannon, and vintage and out of print books on old toys.
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