Lot 252 , A Staffordshire porcelain poodle and puppies inkbox, a similar box and cover and two covers, c.1840-50, approx 9cm wide

A Staffordshire porcelain 'poodle and puppies' inkbox, a similar box and cover and two covers, c.1840-50, one base in pottery approx 9cm wide
Estimate £80-120

Provenance - Dennis G. Rice collection

Cf. Dennis G. Rice, Dogs in English Porcelain, colour plate 76 and 77.

The green based poodle and puppies has a hairline crack to the base. One of the pot bases has a wide firing crack to the base. The lid of the darker orange shade has had a section broken and re-glued, it also has a large firing crack to the opposite side. One of the pot bases has heavy crazing throughout. All pieces have loss to poodle fur, discolouration, typical flaws in the manufacture including firing cracks and wear to gilding


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Sold for £130