Staffordshire Pottery Dog with Pups in Basket Group

Victorian, circa 1850. 4ins high, 3.5ins wide, 3.1ins depth. Staffordshire Pottery group which features a dog and her two pups in a basket,

stood directly on the ground, no base.

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

Maker's marks painted to the underside.

Condition

CONDITION: Generally good.

Small flake to dog's nose

and one to basket rim.

Slight rubbing to gilt.

KILN EFFECTS: shrinkage crack to the dog's two front legs

and right hind leg;

shrinkage line along the mold join, to dog's back and chest;

small firing pit to the reverse of basket;

kiln soot caught in the glaze to the dog's head.

RESTORATION: Left basket handle remodelled.

Front pup's left front leg remodelled.

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