Not just a lovable hand-painted Talavera dog sculpture, this animated ceramic hound dog figure is the most beautiful coin coffer to ever house and save your currency. Each Talavera Hound Dog is individually painted by hand with exquisite cultural and geometric patterns influenced by Talavera and Majolica artistries.

A true investment in your everyday happiness, it's the colorful artisan made creations encompassing clever functional features that inspire creativity within your home.† The crown of the Talavera Hound Dog has a 2" wide cavity, perfect size for slipping in both coin and cash. Because you would never want to break such a unique bank, on the bottom of each figure remove a cork plug to find a 3"diameter circular hole to access your funds! 

Hand molded from ceramic that is twice baked in a large kiln. The 2nd bake is done in high-fire kiln with protective glaze finish. lead free paint and Glossy protective Glaze coat that is baked on in a high-fire kiln at 1200* - 1500*F. Equipped to hang on wall, Indoor or outdoor display, hand painted, one of a kind, each piece may vary slightly, fair trade artisan crafted. Talavera artistry is a popular Mexican painting style originally used by artisans from Puebla, Tlaxcala, Atlixco, Cholula, and Tecali. The indicator colors of this Mexican style is usually blue and white, but artisans have added yellow, black, green, orange, and mauve to the style color palette. The color palette is made with natural pigments to get the right shades for the pottery.