Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2308Location: BostonDate / Time: February 19, 2006 11:00AM
Description:
Three Pairs of Staffordshire Pottery Dogs, England, 19th century, including a pair of poodles with separate front legs, fine encrusted ears, tail, and chest area, gilt collars, painted eyes and snout; two pairs of spaniels, one pair with pink lustre highlighted fur, collar, and chain, painted eyes and snout; the other pair with gilt spangled fur, collar, and chain, painted eyes, snout, and feet, (minor paint and gilt wear, one pink lustre decorated dog cracked),ht. 8 3/4, 10 1/8, 8 7/8 in., respectively.
Estimate $600-800
crack on pink lustre dog is on side and back of right facing leg.