Antique 1800's Staffordshire Spaniels Pair

19th CENTURY CREAM STAFFORDSHIRE DOGS PAIR. Originally made to display on fireplace mantles
Timeless and classic, decorating with Staffordshire dogs is a design trend that has been popular since the early 1800’s. These proper English dogs are making a huge come-back in design, they seem to be popping up everywhere! Most Staffordshire pottery dogs are unmarked. When buying Staffordshire dogs look for wear to the bottom. Remember that this was never intended to be high quality porcelain, so they should not be perfect. The figure should have small, as in tiny, hole to allow for the figure to let steam escape in the kiln. Since many reproductions have been and are still being made, a large dime sized hole is a clear give-away. The earlier figures were modelled in the round, as you can see on this dog above, the back was also modeled. Later in the 1800’s, the backs became “flat” which was less expensive to produce and easier to make. These have gold loss. Crazing. 10” high x 7” x 5”