SOLD A rare and fine pair of Staffordshire pottery dogs, c. 1850. Finely modelled as Hunting Hounds, recumbent upon shaped rectangular bases in underglaze cobalt blue, with a single gilt line. The hounds with alert expressions on their faces, finely moulded hair and, painted with liver red spots, feathered at the edges. Length -14 cm, 5 1/2”. Height – 10.2 cm, 4”. Depth – 7.2 cm, 2 7/8”. Condition – Firing cracks to the underside of the bases. No damage. No restoration. Ref – Victorian Staffordshire Dogs, Harding, p.103, fig. 2731 for a similar pair.
