Pair Staffordshire Terrier with pups figure groups

Victorian, circa 1860. Tallest is 9.6ins high, 7.3ins wide, 3.3ins depth.

Pair of Staffordshire groups which feature a terrier dog with her two pups, seated on a cobalt blue base.



Dull gilt base line and embellishment. Decorated mainly to the front.





Book reference ,'A-Z of Staffordshire Dogs, A Potted History', by Clive Mason Pope, page 155, figure 2.

Condition

Right facing: Generally good. Small chip to glaze accumulation to reverse of base.



Some paint losses to dog's tail.



Slight rubbing to gilt.



Very slight wear to dog's markings.





KILN EFFECTS: shrinkage crack to underside, running up base front,





and another above dog's hind right paw;



uneven glaze application to cobalt base;



touch marks to dog's face.



RESTORATION: stabilised and retouched hairline to front left leg/paw,



and to left side of collar;



filled chip to top pup's right ear.



Left facing: Generally good. Paint loss to dog's front right paw.



KILN EFFECTS: small firing pit to base side.



RESTORATION: stabilised and retouched crack to base,



dog's neck, running around to reverse,





and down right side mold join;



top pup reglued and join retouched;





stabilised and retouched hairline to right side of dog's face,



running round to reverse.



Cobalt blue and gilt line to base are overpainted.



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