Lot 160 , Four Staffordshire porcelain recumbent figures of three spaniels and a setter, c.1835-50, 5.8 -12cm
Four Staffordshire porcelain recumbent figures of three spaniels and a setter, c.1835-50, the spaniel in plate 147 has a rare turquoise ground, 5.8 -12cm
Estimate £80-120
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 143, 144, 147 and 177.
The smallest has burst bubbles in the thick green paint. Dog with light blue base has a large crack to base and a chip to corner. Largest has minor chips to base rim. All have firing cracks and wear to gilding
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Sold for £85