Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire figures of children, each seated on the back of a black and white dog, possibly a collie. Porcellaneous. Free molded arms and legs.  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire figures of children, each seated on the back of a black and white dog, possibly a collie. Porcellaneous. Free molded arms and legs. Decorated all round. Good creamy glaze with blue tinge. Hollow bases. Painted mark inside the base of the girl figure. Similar piece illustrated figure 2273, page 152, Schiffer''s ''Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875'' Book 2, by A.& N. Harding. Good. No cracks. No hairlines. Very minor paint loss to head and nose of the girl''s dog. Repair to both children''s necks. Restored chip to brim of the girl''s hat. Restoration of the boy''s right arm. Retouching to the markings of his dog. 5.25ins high, 5ins wide   « Less

Victorian, circa 1870 Pair Staffordshire seated spaniels with copper lustre markings, chains, collars and lockets. Black enamel detailing to face and paws, yellow eyes and  More »

Victorian, circa 1870 Pair Staffordshire seated spaniels with copper lustre markings, chains, collars and lockets. Black enamel detailing to face and paws, yellow eyes and red mouths. Vent hole to reverses. Good. No hairlines. No flakes. Right facing: Some stray glaze to the reverse. Restored chip to base edge at reverse. Repaired shrinkage crack between the front and hind paw. Nose retouched. Left facing: Kiln effects: over glazed shrinkage line above the front right paw, and two more underneath left ear; shrinkage crack behind the tail. Repaired crack across the front paws. Nose retouched. 12.25ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire figure modeled as a russet and white spaniel with her pups. Molded on a plinth base with dull gilt scroll decoration to front. Similar  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire figure modeled as a russet and white spaniel with her pups. Molded on a plinth base with dull gilt scroll decoration to front. Similar figure illustrated on page 103, Schiffer''s ''Staffordshire Spaniels'' by Adele Kenny. Good. No hairlines. Tiny chip to underneath of sleeping pup''s front right paw. Small flake to top right corner of base and another to lower base edge. Slight rubbing to gilt. Kiln effects: overall crazing, some areas with staining; stray speck of black enamel to front of base. Repaired crack to front of base. 3.25ins high, 4.75ins wide   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire figures of hunters on horseback, each with a stag draped over the front of their horse. Three legs of each horse are molded free.  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire figures of hunters on horseback, each with a stag draped over the front of their horse. Three legs of each horse are molded free. Dull gilt base line and decoration to hunters and horses. Vent hole to reverse. Good. Right facing: Flakes to the horse''s face, ear, hind ankle, hunter''s nose and stag''s antlers. Small paint loss to the hunter''s hair. Very slight rubbing to gilt on antlers. Kiln effects: over glazed manufacture chip to base front; touch mark to tail, two shrinkage lines to reverse of hat. Restored flakes to the horse''s nose and right ear, stag''s right ear, hat feathers and upper base edge. Retouching to black. Left facing: Hairline to rear hoof. Flake to reverse of base. Small paint loss to the stag''s nose. Slight rubbing to the hunter''s nose. Kiln effects: shrinkage/craze line to the horse''s mane, overall crazing; piece of kiln detritus caught inside causing the piece to rattle. Restored chip to front of hat. Repaired shrinkage hairline to reverse of horse''s neck. Retouching to shoe, hair and eyes of horse and hunter. 15ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire No.1 white and gilt seated spaniels. Peach muzzles, red mouths. Curly tails. Gray paws. Dull gilt collar, locket, chains and coat  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire No.1 white and gilt seated spaniels. Peach muzzles, red mouths. Curly tails. Gray paws. Dull gilt collar, locket, chains and coat flecks. Vent hole to reverse. Raised number ''1'' to underside. Good. Very slight rubbing to gilt. Right facing: Kiln effect: crazing and craze lines. Repair to tail. Retouching to eyes, noses and claws. Left facing: Small flake to underside. Kiln effects: small shrinkage crack to underside; crazing and craze lines. Repaired crack running from chest, down front right leg. Retouching to eyes, noses and claws. 12.5ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire seated russet and white spaniels. Dull gilt collar, locket and chain. Vent hole to reverse. Good. Some rubbing to gilt. Right facing:  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire seated russet and white spaniels. Dull gilt collar, locket and chain. Vent hole to reverse. Good. Some rubbing to gilt. Right facing: Kiln effects: overall crazing; tiny firing pit next to locket. Restoration to front left paw. Retouching to russet enamel, muzzle and claw. Left facing: Kiln effects: kiln soot caught in the glaze to reverse. Restored chip to front right paw. Retouching to russet enamel and muzzle. 8.75ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire seated russet and white spaniels, each with one front leg molded free. Dull gilt collar, locket and chain. Vent hole to reverse.  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire seated russet and white spaniels, each with one front leg molded free. Dull gilt collar, locket and chain. Vent hole to reverse. Generally good. No restoration. Rubbing to gilt. Right facing: Paint loss and rubbing to markings and nose. Kiln effect: shrinkage line under front right leg. Left facing: Paint loss and rubbing to markings and nose. Nibbles to lower base edge. Kiln effects: piece of kiln grit to reverse; shrinkage line under front right leg; shrinkage crack below left ear. 8.5ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Matched pair Staffordshire No.4 russet and white seated spaniels. Dull gilt collar and locket. Feathered russet markings. Vent hole to reverse. Painted  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Matched pair Staffordshire No.4 russet and white seated spaniels. Dull gilt collar and locket. Feathered russet markings. Vent hole to reverse. Painted mark to underside of both with raised number ''4'' to underside of right facing. Generally good. Right facing: Slight rubbing to nose. Kiln effect: shrinkage line to reverse. Repaired crack to underside and running up between front legs. Retouching to russet enamel. Left facing: Kiln effect: two shrinkage cracks to the front. Retouching to nose, paws and russet enamel. 7.25ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Matched pair Staffordshire seated spaniels with copper lustre markings, chains, collars and lockets. Gray paws (right facing has green claws and left  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Matched pair Staffordshire seated spaniels with copper lustre markings, chains, collars and lockets. Gray paws (right facing has green claws and left facing has black claws). Ochre eyes. Vent hole to reverses. Raised number ''1'' to underside of left facing spaniel. Generally good. Right facing: Kiln effect: a few small shrinkage cracks underneath front left paw. Repaired crack running along the mold join from the hind leg, up over the spaniel''s back to behind its right ear. Repaired crack to mold join running up front left leg and over the chest. Retouching to nose. Left facing: Hairline to reverse. Kiln effect: crazing and craze lines. Repaired crack to mold join running up front left leg and over the chest. Retouching to eyes. 12ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1880 Pair Staffordshire donkeys modeled with panniers on their backs. They stand on naturalistic oval bases with applied shredded clay decoration, in front  More »

Victorian, circa 1880 Pair Staffordshire donkeys modeled with panniers on their backs. They stand on naturalistic oval bases with applied shredded clay decoration, in front of a stream. Three legs of each molded free. Bright gilt line to base front. Decorated all round. Vent hole to bases and reverses. Similar pair illustrated figure 2929/2930, page 245, Schiffer''s ''Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875'' Book 2, by A.& N. Harding. Good. No cracks. No hairlines. Rubbing to gilt. Right facing: No paint losses. Restored chip to left ear. Left facing: No restoration. Some paint losses to the ground and reins. 8.75ins high, 7.25ins wide   « Less