Antique Jennings Brothers miniature bulldog. Age est: late 1800's-1920's. The little white specks in the picture are sun glare. He is much better looking that the pictures are showing; deeper, richer copper coloring. This dog is not iron; the metal is likely copper but could be spelter; however, he is quite heavy for his size, (there is a bit of green from exterior copper oxidation on the dog's face). Jennings Bros. were famous for their high quality crafting and rich patination on metalworks; Bridgeport, Conneticut 1891-1950's. Hollow cast metal but no seam or mold lines show. Some wear to the copper finish on hind legs, no change in texture, just some darkened areas, see pictures. I could not locate another item like this by JB anywhere so it could be quite rare. It is 3.25 tall x 5.25 long. The raised JB mark is on the dog's scrotum, (that is how I know he is a male dog :) A wonderful unique piece! flcs11/08