An antique pair of chestnut Staffordshire mantle dogs trug be purely decorative

be purely decorative

This piece has some wear as it is vintage so please inspect the images which form part of the description

It has a lovely stippled finish and typical decoration of its type

With no maker's mark the original design is thought to be by Joseph Holdcroft of Longton

An antique pair of chestnut Staffordshire mantle dogs trug be purely decorativeThis antique pair of Staffordshire mantle dogs is chestnut and beautifully coloured with glass eyes! Increasingly rare, they date from circa. 1890. More information: Staffordshire dogs with glass eyes typically date from the mid 19th century, with many examples from the period 18601890. This style became popular around 1860 and was more common on pieces from this era than on later versions. Dimensions: height 28cm, width 17cm, depth (front to back) 9.