Staffordshire pottery basket of flowers Spaniels, c. 1860.

Pair of Staffordshire pottery ‘Basket of Flowers’ Spaniels, c. 1860. Both dogs with yellow eyes, painted with large red spots, and carrying large baskets of flowers in their mouths.

A-Z Staffordshire Dogs by Clive Mason Pope. Pages 102 to 103 illustrates similar example of figures of ‘Basket of Flowers’Spaniels.

Height: 19.5 cm, 7 3/4”.

Width: 12.5 cm, 4 7/8”.

Depth: 10 cm, 4”.

Condition: Some typical firing cracks, and wear to the enamels. No restoration.