Lot 180 , A Staffordshire porcelain group of a pointer and three puppies and a similar figure of a foxhound, c.1830-50, H. 11cm - 11.5cm (2)

A Staffordshire porcelain group of a pointer and three puppies and a similar figure of a foxhound, c.1830-50, inscribed in red '112' and '141' respectively, H. 11cm - 11.5cm (2)
Estimate £60-80

Provenance - Dennis G. Rice collection

Cf. Dennis G. Rice, Dogs in English Porcelain, colour plates 195 and 204

The dog with puppies in green basket, both handles have been restored, dog's tail also restored. He has a large crack on his back, also has cracks through both of his front legs, he also has flaking paint and crazing visible throughout. The other dog has minor nick to his left ear, minor flaking of paint and typical flaws in the manufacture including firing cracks


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Sold for £180