RIC CHASHOUDIAN 1975 FIGURINE OF A BRINDLE BULL TERRIER DOG, SIGNED

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Richard M. "Ric" Chashoudian (1931-2012) first competed at a dog show with an Airedale Terrier in 1946 at that age of 15 years. Ric bred champion show dog Airedales and Wire Fox Terriers for over 60 years. He became a professional dog show handler and then began judging AKC dog shows. He also judged dogs in many foreign countries during the course of his judging career. He was widely considered one of the foremost authorities on Terrier breeds. During the course of his career in dogs, he began to model dogs, first with plaster-type models and then moving into resin, and finally into limited edition bronze dog figurines. His work is absolutely outstanding, with fine attention to detail and show dog conformation. I was lucky enough to know Ric and saw him in the dog show ring countless times. I began to collect his early dog figurines due to their exemplary quality and his burgeoning status as a dog artist/sculptor.
This is Ric's Bull Terrier in the brindle colorway. Signed R.C. 75 under the belly - an early piece and the only one like it that I have ever seen or been able to acquire. A beautiful representative of the breed for that time period, in a show pose, expertly modeled and decorated. Measures 7 1/2" tall by 10" long. This piece will be double boxed for shipping.