An outstanding and rare pair of Staffordshire dogs with pups. Rust colored dogs sitting on a cobalt blue plinth with a puppy under each dog. The foreleg of each spaniel is guarding the puppy, which is black and brown. They are in excellent condition and it is rare to see this model and rarer still to find a pair. The dogs stand 6 1/2" and are 6" at the plinth. Each puppy's face is different, one is smiling. There is very slight crazing, and the wear to the bottom is age appropriate. These are a real treat.
A good moulded plate from the factory of Thomas Dimmock & Co., the early pattern number on the back dates it to 1830. The plate is hand painted and the blue enhances the moulded design of the plate. The plate is 8.7" in diameter.
