Staffordshire spaniel head tobacco jar & cover

Victorian, circa 1880. 5.7ins high, 5.3ins wide, 4.5ins depth. Staffordshire Pottery tobacco jar and cover which features a spaniel's head, stood directly on the ground, no base. Russet and white version.

Bright gilt embellishment. Decorated mainly to the front.

 

Condition

CONDITION: Jar: Good. No restoration. Some paint losses to russet markings.

Some rubbing to gilt.

KILN EFFECTS: kiln soot caught in the glaze to rim and reverse.

Cover: Generally good. Some paint losses to russet markings, right eye and muzzle.

KILN EFFECTS: touch mark to right ear; thin glaze application to muzzle.

RESTORATION. Filled chip and stabilised and retouched associated crack to the reverse.

 

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