Vintage cast iron coat rack after ‘L'Inauguration’ by French/Russian artist Boris O’Klein c1950. This is a solid and heavy item measuring 49.5 x 19 x 4.2 (19.49" x 7.48" x 1.65"), including the hooks, and weighing 3.27kg (7.21lbs).
 
Arthur Boris O'Klein was born in Moscow in 1893, he was a French artist and cartoonist. His family emigrated to the Alsace when he was a boy. He is known for his numerous prints and watercolours of dogs getting up to mischief. The prints are generally called "The Naughty Dogs" or "The Dirty Dogs" or "The Dirty Dogs of Paris. His two main dog themes were public urination and also the theme of male-female flirtation or desire. O'Klein's main body of work as an artist was undertaken between the 1930s and 1950s. He also painted under a pseudonym, “Jean Herblet” The reason is not known but perhaps under that name he produced more serious work. All his work seemed to feature dogs however and under the name “Jean Herblet” he produced many hunting scenes.