Pair Staffordshire figures : boy with dog & girl with goat

Victorian, circa 1860. Tallest is 6.9ins high, 4.9ins wide, 3.1ins depth. Pair of Parr Factory Staffordshire figures which feature a girl with a goat

and a boy with a dog, seated on an oval base.

Multi-coloured version. Dull gilt embellishment. Decorated mainly to the front.

Vent holes to the underside.

Book reference ,'Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875' Book 2, by A.& N. Harding, page 166, figure 2359.

Condition

CONDITION: Female: Good.

A few minor paint losses to the ground.

Some rubbing to gilt.

KILN EFFECTS: firing crack to the left side of base;

shrinkage lines to the underside of base.

RESTORATION. Retouched paint losses to goat.

Male: Good.

Small abrasion to dog's nose.

Slight rubbing to gilt.

KILN EFFECTS: touch mark to side of base.

RESTORATION. Retouched paint losses to boy's hair and shoes.