Pair Small Staffordshire Pottery spaniels

Victorian, circa 1860. Tallest is 4.5ins high, 3.7ins wide, 2.2ins depth. Pair of Staffordshire Pottery figures which feature a russet and white spaniel, seated on a shaped base. Dull gilt base line and embellishment.

Decorated 'in the round' - decoration to front and reverse. Vent hole to the underside.

 

Condition

CONDITION: Right facing: Good. No restoration. Small chip to underside base edge at reverse.

Some rubbing to gilt.

KILN EFFECTS: a speck of kiln detritus caught in the glaze to the base front;

small firing pit to base front.

Left facing: Good. Some rubbing to gilt.

KILN EFFECTS: shrinkage line along the mold join to one side.

RESTORATION. Retouched paint losses to russet markings.

 

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