Pair Staffordshire Pottery whippets with hares

Victorian, circa 1860. Tallest is 9.8ins high, 5.5ins wide, 3.1ins depth. Pair of Staffordshire Pottery figures which feature a whippet holding a hare in it's mouth. A fence is behind the dogs, resting on an oblong 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. Some small flakes to the dog's head and fence panel.

A few paint losses to ground;

shrinkage crack to the underside of the base;

touch mark to the reverse of the base.

RESTORATION. Retouched paint losses to ground.

Left facing: Good. A few paint losses to ground and hare.

KILN EFFECTS: shrinkage crack to the underside of the base;

shrinkage crack to the dog's front left leg,

and another to side and reverse of the base;

small firing pit to dog's left shoulder.

RESTORATION. Retouched paint losses to ground.

 

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