Pair Staffordshire pottery spaniel spill vases

Victorian, circa 1880. Tallest is 13.4ins high, 7.7ins wide, 3.8ins depth.

Pair of Staffordshire Pottery spill vases which feature a spaniel, seated on an oval base.

We think they have possibly been matched up together at some stage because they are of different colouration, however we feel they go together very well.

Bright gilt base line and embellishment. Flatback, decorated only to the front.

Condition

Right facing: Good. Some paint losses to ground and spaniel's eyes.

Some rubbing to gilt.

Slight wear to reverse of spill.

KILN EFFECTS: touch mark to spaniel's face;

firing crack to the underside with associated flaking.

RESTORATION. Retouched flakes to inside spill.

Left facing: Generally good. Some paint losses to spaniel's muzzle.

Some rubbing to gilt.

KILN EFFECTS: shrinkage crack to lower base edge at reverse;

glaze miss to lower base edge at front;

touch mark to base front and spaniel's ear;

slight staining to reverse.

RESTORATION: stabilised and retouched hairline to spill rim; filled chip to spill

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