ANTIQUE ENGLISH STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERY FIGURE PERFORMING DOGS GROUP

Reference: 0171

Dated: 1820 Staffordshire

Antique Staffordshire pottery figure of performing dogs with show people.
This rare figure is perhaps one of the most sought after pieces in Staffordshire Pottery from the early 19th century. The figure group shows the canines dressed in human attire whilst the male figure plays his pipes.

Dimensions: 9.50 inch high

Medium: antique staffordshire pearlware figures pottery ceramic

Current Condition Some minor restorations.

Literature: Myrna Schkolne, People,Passions,Pastimes and Pleasures, Staffordshire Figures 1810-35.
Reference page 118 in the Chapter relating to performing animal figures.

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