Large Pair Staffordshire leg free poodles

Victorian, circa 1860. Tallest is 10.6ins high, 6.7ins wide, 5ins depth. Pair of Staffordshire figures which feature a poodle with granular clay coat and two front legs molded free, seated directly on the ground, no base. Dull gilt embellishment.



Decorated 'in the round' - decoration to front and reverse.



Vent hole to the underside.



Book reference,'Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875' Book 2, by A.& N. Harding, page 221, figure 2749/2750.

Condition

Right facing: Good.

KILN EFFECT: craze lines in places.







RESTORATION: Retouched paint loss to face.



Left facing: Good.

KILN EFFECT: craze lines in places.







RESTORATION: Stabilised and retouched crack to both front legs.









Retouched paint losses to eyes and nose.



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