Lot 322 , Five Staffordshire porcelain toy figures of poodles, c.1835-50, H. 3.8 - 5cm

Five Staffordshire porcelain toy figures of poodles, c.1835-50, all with typical minor manufacturing imperfections, the poodle on an oval base (80b in Rice's book) has restored hind quarters and a crack to its body and the seated poodle looking to its left has a hairline crack to its hind quarters, H. 3.8 - 5cm
Estimate £50-80


Provenance - The Dennis G. Rice collection of English porcelain animals of the 19th century

cf. Dennis G. Rice, Dogs In English Porcelain of the 19th century, colour plates 80, and 112.


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Sold for £150