{"product_id":"antique-staffordshire-spaniel-pair-russet-copper-luster","title":"Victorian Staffordshire Spaniel Pair, Russet Copper Luster, Wally Dogs, c.1850–1880","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA matched pair of Victorian Staffordshire press-molded earthenware spaniels, the quintessential English mantel ornament of the second half of the nineteenth century. White ground with russet iron-red copper-luster spotting on head, ears, and flanks; gilded collars with pendant lockets; hand-painted facial features showing the slight between-piece variation of period bench decoration. From roughly 1840 through century's end, Staffordshire potteries — and Scottish counterparts where they were called Wally dugs — produced these in vast numbers as the standard Victorian parlor ornament. Russet is the most desirable color after the rarer black and tortoiseshell. Small scale at 5½ in H places these at the refined end of the production range. Both pieces sound; expected paint loss to russet patches; small flake to one ear; no cracks, no restoration. Sold as a matched pair only. 5½ in H × 4 in W × 3 in D each.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valley House Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46991102247065,"sku":null,"price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/1270\/1593\/files\/IMG_7287.jpg?v=1778693386","url":"https:\/\/valleyhouseantiques.com\/products\/antique-staffordshire-spaniel-pair-russet-copper-luster","provider":"Valley House Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}