British European and Staffordshire Pottery

Pieces of History

Price: £120

A Pair of Staffordshire Spaniel Dogs. The dogs were produced from a three-piece slip-mould, sprayed with an underglaze Orange/Red paint and hand-painted with black underglaze decoration. The lead glaze that shows the slight blue tinge that is characteristic of a cobalt additive, commonly referred to as pearlware. The design included edge supports (three moulded lines around the gas expansion hole) to reduce the likelihood of firing cracks & sagging. The design, method of paint application and also the ‘mass production’ appearance (finger marks, quick free hand decoration) indicate a late Victorian date 1875+ (ref 1). Despite the fact that they were produced in large numbers, few survive the last century or so, as the slip mould method of production produced cheaper but inherently thinner & weaker figures.

 

· Dimensions: 18cm (7 ½”) tall, 15cm (6”) wide and 8cm (3”) deep.

· Weight: 600g & 500. Total packaged weight is ~2kg.

· Overall Condition: Excellent.

· Repair/Restoration/Conservation: : None.

· Chips/Dents: None.

· Cracks: None.

· Other notes: Collectors out there may have noticed that this particular mould and the sizes that can be found are similar to the 1- 6 size series of earlier spaniels found with the embossed number to the base (see ref 2).

 

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Ref 1. Victorian Staffordshire Figures Book 4 - A&N Harding - Schiffer Publishing 2003.  Similar example shown p. 136 fig. 4503/4504. Book value Price F - £150 - 300 ($300- 600).

 

ref 2. Victorian Staffordshire Figures Book 2 – A&N Harding – Schiffer Publishing 1997 Size 1-6 series shown on page 174 fig 2416 and on.

 

 

 

Item number: 000013

Pair Staffordshire Orange & Black Spaniel Dogs c1890.

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