Lot Essay
Cf. Clive Mason Pope, A-Z of Staffordshire Dogs, A Potted History (Oxford, 1990), p. 117, fig. 2.
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CIRCA 1850
Details
Two models of Little Lion Dogs holding baskets of fruit in their mouths
Circa 1850
Each modelled standing facing left and right, holding a yellow basket filled with fruit in their mouths, their coats enriched with gilt dots (one restored)
10¾ in. (27.3 cm.) high (2)
Circa 1850
Each modelled standing facing left and right, holding a yellow basket filled with fruit in their mouths, their coats enriched with gilt dots (one restored)
10¾ in. (27.3 cm.) high (2)
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