Staffordshire Disraeli whippet with hare

Victorian, circa 1860. 10.8ins high, 8.7ins wide, 3.9ins depth. Staffordshire figure which features a Disraeli whippet with a dead hare (The curls represent Disraeli's, elected Prime Minister 1868 and Queen Victoria’s favourite), stood on an oval base. Black and white version. Dull gilt base line.







Flatback, decorated mainly to the front.



Vent hole to the underside.



Book reference,'Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875' Book 2, by A.& N. Harding, page 208, figure 2660.

Condition

Generally good. Some paint losses to the ground.





Very slight rubbing to gilt.



KILN EFFECTS: notable crazing.



RESTORATION: remodelled both of whippet's ears;





retouching to whippet's and hare's face





and ground.




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