Pair Staffordshire whippets with hares

Victorian, circa 1860. Tallest is 7.7ins high, 8.1ins wide, 2.5ins depth. Pair of Staffordshire figures which feature a whippet with a hare in it's mouth, stood on a shaped base.



Dull gilt base line and 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 204, figure 261/2611.

Condition

CONDITION: Right facing: Good.

Small chip to hind right ankle.



Slight rubbing to gilt.





Wear to the whippet's back.



KILN EFFECTS: glaze miss to the ground.



RESTORATION. Remodelled whippet's right ear.





Left facing: Generally good. No restoration.


Tight hairline to both front legs.





Small flake to both whippet's ears.





Some rubbing to gilt.





Wear to the whippet's back.





KILN EFFECTS: flecks of stray coloured glaze to the ground;





touch marks to the ground;



a few specks of kiln grit caught in the glaze to the ground.



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