An antique pair of chestnut Staffordshire mantle dogs trug With no maker's mark the

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

or be a rather lovely vintage gift - if you could bear to part with it

total diameter at widest point 15cm

Add it to your blue and white collection - a really useful size and very decorative

An antique pair of chestnut Staffordshire mantle dogs trug With no maker's mark theThis 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.