Description
Stunning 19C Black Jackfield English Staffordshire Spaniel Mantle Dog Pair 7.25”. Superb 19C Very Rare Period Pair Classic English Jackfield Staffordshire Porcelain Mantle Dogs • Scarce Gallery Quality Antique Staffordshire • Height 7.25” • Length 5.25” • Width 4.25”. Marvelous surviving examples made using unique firing process resulting in this luminous smooth black finish. Superb 19C Very Rare Period Pair Classic English Jackfield Staffordshire Porcelain Mantle Dogs • Scarce Gallery Quality Antique Staffordshire • Height 7.25” • Length 5.25” • Width 4.25” This is a stunning scarce antique museum quality pair of black English Staffordshire Jackfield mantle dogs with gold markings featuring classic formal expressions, yet each one with its own warm personality. In rare large period scale and form, this pair of stately right and left facing figures with bring a timeless touch of English aesthetic to any setting in which it is placed. Highly desirable and modelled in a versatile 7.25” height with deep moulding lines and in excellent condition characteristic to aged pieces of this vintage. No post-production cracks or chips. Minimal expected age related wear with traces of gilt to collar, which informs its storied past, this rarified surviving pair brings effortless elegance when placed for display on its own on a mantle, shelf or table, or when grouped as an important feature as part of special collection or arrangement. Marvelous surviving examples made using unique firing process resulting in this luminous smooth black finish. Photos do not do these magnificent dogs justice, they’re superb. Display ready. * Listing is for pair of Jackfield mantle dogs only. Additional pieces are for display purposes. Height 7.25”