Staffordshire Sculptures
British
Thanks to its reserves of clay, lead, salt and coal, Staffordshire, England, has been a center for ceramics since the early 17th century. The county was home at one time to hundreds of pottery workshops and as many as 4,000 bottle-shaped kilns that operated year-round. The term “Staffordshire Potteries” refers to the industrial area of Stoke-on-Trent — comprising the towns Burslem, Fenton, Hanley, Longton, Stoke and Tunstall — where most of the production was concentrated.
In 1720, potter John Astbury discovered that he could make what would later be called creamware by adding ground flint powder to the local red clay. Because resources were so plentiful in Staffordshire, local potters could afford to experiment, working to refine their techniques and designs. One such innovator was Thomas Whieldon, an important 18th-century potter known today for his tortoiseshell ware, whose brilliant glazed surface of caramel, yellow and green hues was made with copper and manganese compounds.
Whieldon operated the Fenton Low workshop, making coffee- and teapots, dinner services and even ornamental knife hafts. He was an influential figure: Josiah Spode apprenticed at the workshop prior to opening his company in 1770, and Josiah Wedgwood partnered with Whieldon for five years before establishing his eponymous firm in 1759.
Wedgwood is perhaps the best known of the Staffordshire potters. The firm produced a line of light-colored earthenware for Queen Charlotte, who liked it so much that she granted permission to market it under the moniker Queen’s Ware, which despite the name, was designed for everyday use.
In the same regal vein, in 1773, Wedgwood created the 954-piece Frog service for Catherine the Great, of Russia. The company is also known for its black stoneware, Black Basalt, which imitates the color and shapes of Etruscan vases; Jasperware, with its classical reliefs applied on the unglazed body; and pearlware.
By the end of the 18th century, Staffordshire was the primary producer of ceramics for the American colonies, even creating patriotic wares celebrating independence for this market. The imagery on Staffordshire ceramics became more standardized during the mid-18th century with the advent of transferware, in which a design etched on a copper plate is printed on tissue paper, which is then used to transfer the wet ink onto the ceramic surface. This technique enabled artisans to decorate their wares with complex scenes that wrapped around an object’s surface and make several copies of popular patterns.
The Staffordshire potters also produced decorative figurines, such as this charming pair of cows dating from the 19th century. Particularly popular in Great Britain were pieces with hunting imagery, such as this George IV porcelain stirrup cup in the shape of a fox head wearing a gilt collar inscribed with the word “Tallyho.” Among the many whimsical vessels produced is this mid-19th-century frog mug. The exterior is painted with a charming scene of people picking fruit on one side and ladies on a garden swing on the other side, while inside a molded frog’s head at the bottom of the mug makes a gurgling sound when the beverage has been almost completely consumed.
On 1stDibs, find a range of antique ceramics from the Staffordshire Potteries including decorative objects, tea sets, dinner plates and other items.
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Creator: Staffordshire
Early 20th Century English Staffordshire Spaniel Dog Figurines, Pair
By Staffordshire
Located in Doylestown, PA
Facing pair of Staffordshire spaniel figurines, England, c. 1920.
Charming hand-painted ceramic King Charles Cavalier Spaniels in black and white paint decoration with a gilt collar...
Category
1920s English Victorian Vintage Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
English Royale Stratford Staffordshire Porcelain Border Collie Dog Figurine
By Staffordshire
Located in Pearland, TX
A rare vintage English Royale Stratford Staffordshire porcelain border collie dog figurine, circa 1950. Maker's mark on reverse and signed by the artist. This charming fellow is hand...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Par of Antique Early 20th Century English Staffordshire Spaniel Dogs Figurines
By Staffordshire
Located in Pearland, TX
A fine pair of antique early 20th-Century English Staffordshire mantel dogs. Marked on reverse. These charming dogs are hand painted with lovely gilt details and sweet faces. They ar...
Category
Early 20th Century English Victorian Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Early 20th Century English Staffordshire Boy & Girl Cow Figurines
By Staffordshire
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb pair of antique early 20th Century English Staffordshire boy and girl cow figurines. Maker's mark on reverse. These charming figurines feature a finely hand painted lad and ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Staffordshire Polychromed Porcelain Zebra & Poodle Dog Figures C1870
By Staffordshire
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Staffordshire Polychromed Porcelain Zebra & Poodle Dog Figures C1870
Measures- Zebra: 5''H x 4.75''L x 2.5''D; Dog: 4''H x 2.5''L x 2''D
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Staffordshire Pottery Figure of President Abraham Lincoln on Horseback
By Staffordshire
Located in Downingtown, PA
Staffordshire Pottery Figure of Lincoln on Horseback
Mid-19th Century
The figure depicts President Abraham Lincoln sitting on horseback, his head turned towards the viewer, on an ov...
Category
1860s English Early Victorian Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Staffordshire Pottery Figure of Bacchus With Cup on a Wine Barrel
By Staffordshire
Located in Downingtown, PA
Staffordshire Pottery Figure of Bacchus With Cup on a Wine Barrel,
19th Century
The charming figure depicts the figure of Bacchus with a grape and leaf wreath around his head sittin...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Pair of Staffordshire Porcelain Dogs with Gilt Basket of Pups
By Staffordshire
Located in New York, NY
Each with green bow-tied ribbon around neck; standing on an orange oval plinth base.
Category
19th Century British Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Early 20th Century English Staffordshire Spaniel Dogs Figurines
By Staffordshire
Located in Pearland, TX
A wonderful pair of antique early 20th-Century English Staffordshire spaniel dogs with gilt accents. Maker's mark on reverse. These charming dogs are hand painted with beautiful deta...
Category
Early 20th Century English Victorian Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Staffordshire Elephant, c. 1880
By Staffordshire
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very rare and large Staffordshire figure of an Indian elephant on a plinth, dressed in its traditional drapings. The elephant dates to c. 1880 and is in overall very good c...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Pair of Late Staffordshire Recumbent Figures of Dalmatians
By Staffordshire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of late Staffordshire Recumbent figures Dalmatians
USA, 20th 1950s
A good pair of a later Staffordshire hand painted and enameled porcelain figures of reclining Dalmatians....
Category
Mid-20th Century English High Victorian Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Staffordshire Spaniel and Pups in Wash Baskets
By Staffordshire
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Pair of Staffordshire Pottery groups which feature a spaniel and her pups in a wicker wash basket, seated on an oval base. Dull gilt base line and embellishment. Decorated mainly to ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Antique Miniature Staffordshire Pottery Spaniel Dog Figurine with Confetti Fur
By Staffordshire
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English Staffordshire pottery figurine.
Depicting a seated Spaniel.
With confetti fur and painted black highlights.
Simply a wonderful Staffordshire dog figurine...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Staffordshire "Auld Lang Syne" '3' Figured Porcelain circa 1850. English
By Staffordshire
Located in Incline Village, NV
Three figures are seated at a table where rests a jug of ale; all on a rectangular oval base where the title of the porcelain is stated in gold gilt script "Auld Lang Syne...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Antique 19th C. English Staffordshire Figurine “the Prince & Princess” of Wales
By Staffordshire
Located in Naples, FL
Staffordshire Figurine of Albert and Victoria, Prince and Princess of Whales; they were widely popular and beloved by the English; made in England;...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Staffordshire Pottery 'Milk Sold Here' Cow Spill Vase
By Staffordshire
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Staffordshire Pottery spill vase with a pastoral theme which features a cow, stood on an oval base. A thistle grows from under the cow. The piece is titled, 'MILK SOLD HERE'. Russet ...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Grayson Perry's "Home Worker & Key Worker" Complete Set of Staffordshire Figures
By Staffordshire
Located in London, GB
For sale the complete set of Grayson Perry's glazed ceramic hand painted "Home Worker & Key Worker" Staffordshire Figures, a series created for the Bristol Museum of Art in 2021.
...
Category
2010s British Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Grayson Perry "Key Worker" Staffordshire Figure 'Design 3', 2021
By Staffordshire
Located in London, GB
A Grayson Perry glazed ceramic hand painted Home Worker Staffordshire Figure, which is part of his "Home Worker & Key Worker" series created for the Bristol Museum of Art in 2021. Th...
Category
2010s British Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Grayson Perry "Home Worker" Staffordshire Figure 'Design 4', 2021
By Staffordshire
Located in London, GB
A Grayson Perry glazed ceramic hand painted Home Worker Staffordshire Figure, which is part of his "Home Worker & Key Worker" series created for the Bristol Museum of Art in 2021. Th...
Category
2010s British Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Pair of Diminutive Antique Staffordshire Black & White Seated Spaniels, C. 1860s
By Staffordshire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Diminutive Antique Staffordshire black & white seated Spaniels, C. 1860s
England, Circa 1860s
A good pair of antique black and white Staffordshire...
Category
Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Pair of 19th Century Staffordshire Scottish Highlander Hunters
By Staffordshire
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Handsome pair of 19th century equestrian Staffordshire porcelain Scottish Highlander hunters on horseback. Each bearded gentleman is depicted seate...
Category
19th Century English Edwardian Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Staffordshire 'Simpson & Brown' Generals on Horseback
By Staffordshire
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Pair of Staffordshire figures with a military theme which feature two generals each holding a flag, seated on horseback. The pieces are titled, ''G. BROWN' and 'GNL SIMPSON'' to the fronts. Dull gilt titles and embellishment. These represent Sir James Simpson (1792-1868) served with the Grenadier Guards...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Staffordshire Antique Pair Figures with Baskets Containing Flowers
By Staffordshire
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A good pair English Staffordshire pottery figures portraying a Seated man and woman with a Basket containing flowers dating from around 1...
Category
1850s English Victorian Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Rare Pair Staffordshire Pottery Cats on Cushions
By Staffordshire
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Pair of Staffordshire Pottery figures which feature a cat on a cushion, recumbent on an oval base. Dull gilt base line and embellishment.
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Staffordshire King Charles Spaniel on Leaf Base
By Staffordshire
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Staffordshire Pottery figure which features a King Charles spaniel, stood on a leaf embellished base. Dull gilt embellishment.
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Grayson Perry "Key Worker" Staffordshire Figure 'Design 1', 2021
By Staffordshire
Located in London, GB
A Grayson Perry glazed ceramic hand painted Key Worker Staffordshire Figure, which is part of his "Home Worker & Key Worker" series created for the Bristol...
Category
2010s British Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Grayson Perry "Home Worker" Staffordshire Figure 'Design 2', 2021
By Staffordshire
Located in London, GB
A Grayson Perry glazed ceramic hand painted Home Worker Staffordshire Figure, which is part of his "Home Worker & Key Worker" series created for the Bristol Museum of Art in 2021. Th...
Category
2010s British Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Pair of English Staffordshire Glazed Ceramic Dogs
By Staffordshire
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fine pair of English Staffordshire glazed ceramic spaniels featuring white bodies with remnants of gold decoration. Beautiful craquelure finish and fac...
Category
20th Century English Victorian Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Staffordshire Pottery Flat Back Figurine of a Gypsy Camp with Campfire
By Staffordshire
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Staffordshire pottery figural flat back spill vase.
In the form of a gypsy family with livestock gathered around a cookin...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Staffordshire Florence Nightingale with Soldier Figure
By Staffordshire
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Staffordshire pottery figure with which features Florence Nightingale tending to a wounded soldier, stood on an oval base. The piece is titled, 'M...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Rare Large Staffordshire Pottery Otter Hunter Spill Vase
By Staffordshire
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Staffordshire spill vase with a hunting theme which features an otter hunter, his dogs and an otter impaled on his spear. Multi-coloured with ...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Staffordshire Pottery Boy with St. Bernard Figure
By Staffordshire
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Parr Factory Staffordshire figure with a childhood theme which features a boy, standing in front of a St. Bernard dog, stood on an oval base. Dull gilt base line and embellishment. D...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Staffordshire Pottery Girl with St. Bernard Figure
By Staffordshire
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Parr Factory Staffordshire figure with a childhood theme which features the a girl, standing in front of a St. Bernard dog, stood on an oval base. Dull gilt base line and embellishment. Decorated 'in the round' - decoration to front and reverse. Vent hole to the reverse. Book reference ,'Victorian Staffordshire Figures...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Large Staffordshire Pottery Porcellaneous Poodle
By Staffordshire
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Staffordshire Pottery porcellaneous figure which features a poodle in a playful pose, crouched on a rectangular base. The base has leaf molding around the sides and has two dull gilt...
Category
1850s English Victorian Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Staffordshire Hen and Cockerel / Rooster Figures
By Staffordshire
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Pair of Staffordshire Pottery figures which feature a hen and a cockerel/rooster, stood on a circular base. Decorated 'in the round' - de...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Pair of Diminutive Red Staffordshire Spaniels, circa 1860
By Staffordshire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of diminutive red Staffordshire Spaniels, circa 1860, Each one exceptionally painted with expressive faces.
Category
19th Century English High Victorian Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Staffordshire English Pottery Figure of a Girl with a Large Sheep
By Staffordshire
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine and scarce antique English Staffordshire figure of a girl with a very large sheep dating from the mid 19th century. The figure stands on molded rock...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Staffordshire Pearlware Bocage Pack of Red Spaniel Puppies/ Sheep
By Staffordshire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Staffordshire Pearlware bocage pack of red spaniel puppies or sheep- A rare whimsical grouping of three seated red and white animals under a tree on an oval naturalistic base.
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Staffordshire Pearlware Child in Rocking Cradle
By Staffordshire
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Staffordshire Pottery pearlware model which features a child asleep in a cradle. The cradle sits on curved feet, enabling the cradle to rock from side to side.
Category
1820s English Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Pearlware
Staffordshire Pottery Figure of Benjamin Franklin, Named on Base
By Staffordshire
Located in Downingtown, PA
Large Staffordshire figure of Benjamin Franklin,
Named Franklin on base,
mid-19th century
This Staffordshire figure of Benjamin Franklin has a white base with the words Franklin mol...
Category
Mid-19th Century European American Classical Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Pearlware, Pottery
Staffordshire Mr & Mrs Gladstone Pair Political Portrait Pottery Figures
By Staffordshire
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare pair Staffordshire pottery political figures titled Mr & Mrs Gladstone and dating from the latter 19th century. The cast figures portray prime minister William Ewart Gladstone...
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
19th Century Staffordshire Military Portrait Figure of Omar Pacha
By Staffordshire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century Staffordshire military portrait figure of Omar Pacha, A rare well decorated version, depicting the Omar Pasha, also known as Omer Pasha ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
19th Century Portrait Bust of William Shakespeare
By Staffordshire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century portrait bust of William Shakespeare, Vividly painted, a striking portrait of the English playwright, poet, and actor. Raised on a pedestal base with a neoclassical urn....
Category
Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Staffordshire Pottery Miss Florence Nightingale Figure
By Staffordshire
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Staffordshire Pottery figure which features a young Miss Florence Nightingale, stood on an oval base. The piece is titled, 'MISS NIGHTINGALE'. Dul...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Staffordshire Pottery Stirrup Cup Modelled as a Fox Head
By Staffordshire
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Staffordshire Pottery porcellaneous stirrup cup which features a fox head, stood directly on the ground, no base. Dull gilt base line. Decorated 'in the round' - decoration to front ...
Category
1850s English Victorian Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Staffordshire Pearlware Bocage Piper Figure
By Staffordshire
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Staffordshire Pottery pearlware bocage figure with a musical theme which features a man playing a bagpipe, his dog beside him, seated on a shaped base. Decorated 'in the round', deco...
Category
1820s English Georgian Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Pearlware
Staffordshire Pearlware 'John Wesley' Bust
By Staffordshire
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Staffordshire pottery pearlware bust with a religious theme which features John Wesley, resting on a plinth base. Decorated 'in the round', decoration to front and reverse. Open bott...
Category
1820s English Folk Art Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Staffordshire Pearlware Musicians and Sheep Bocage Group
By Staffordshire
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Staffordshire Pottery pearlware bocage figure with a musical theme which features a couple seated before a tree, playing musical instruments. Sheep and dogs around them, seated on a ...
Category
1820s English Folk Art Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Ralph Wood Staffordshire Pearlware Medici Lion
By Staffordshire
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Ralph Wood Staffordshire pottery earthenware color glazed figure which features a Medici lion, stood on a plinth base. Decorated 'in the round', decoration...
Category
1780s British Georgian Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware, Pearlware
Antique English Staffordshire Hand Painted Figural Porcelain Cobbler, circa 1860
By Staffordshire
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique English Staffordshire porcelain figure depicts hand painted cobbler working on shoe seated on covered stool with puppy peeking from beneath, circa...
Category
19th Century English Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Large Staffordshire Red Riding Hood and Wolf Figure
By Staffordshire
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Staffordshire pottery figure with a theatrical and literary theme which features red riding hood, with a wolf beside her, seated on a circular base. Dull gilt base line and embellish...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Pair of Large Staffordshire Bull and Cow, Early 19th Century
By Staffordshire
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very rare pair of large Staffordshire bull and cow animal figures that date to circa 1810. Both figures are in exceptionally good conditio...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Staffordshire Pearlware Piper with Dog Bocage Figure
By Staffordshire
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Staffordshire pottery pearlware bocage figure with a musical theme which features a boy playing a pipe. His dog by his side, stood on a shaped base. Decorated 'in the round' - decora...
Category
1820s English Folk Art Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Staffordshire Porcellaneous Rabbit Figure
By Staffordshire
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Staffordshire Pottery porcellaneous figure which features a rabbit, recumbent on an oval base. Dull gilt embellishment. Decorated 'in the round' - decoration to front and reverse. Op...
Category
1840s English Victorian Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Pair of 19th Century English Staffordshire Lions with Lambs
By Staffordshire
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome pair of English Staffordshire pottery decorative animal sculptures, finely modeled and colored as lions with recumbent lambs.
Decorated 'in the round' - decoration to fro...
Category
19th Century English Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery, Paint
Staffordshire Pottery 'John Wesley' Bust
By Staffordshire
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Staffordshire Pottery porcellaneous bust with a religious theme which features John Wesley, resting on a marbleized base. Decorated 'in the round' - decoration to front and reverse. ...
Category
1840s English Victorian Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Rare Staffordshire Pottery Bactrian Camel Figure
By Staffordshire
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Staffordshire Pottery figure which features a Bactrian camel with a leather water bottle at its feet, stood on an oblong base. Bright gilt base line. Bo...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
A Pair of Large English Porcelain Cavalier King Charles Spaniels Staffordshire
By Staffordshire
Located in London, GB
A large pair of English Staffordshire porcelain figures of orange and white seated spaniel dogs with gold chain leashes.
Their two front legs are separated, a more delicate, therefor...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Staffordshire Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Ceramic
Staffordshire sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
Staffordshire sculptures are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of ceramic and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Staffordshire sculptures, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original sculptures by Staffordshire were created in the Victorian style in europe during the 19th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider sculptures by Minton, Elkington & Co., and Royal Worcester. Prices for Staffordshire sculptures can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $116 and can go as high as $19,750, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,157.
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Questions About Staffordshire Sculptures
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022No. In fact, most Staffordshire figurines are not marked. Staffordshire figurines made from 1740 to the mid-1900s don’t generally have a maker’s mark, since they were produced by unknown, small manufacturers. Those manufactured by Kent between 1944 and 1962 feature a black printed mark that reads “Staffordshire Ware Kent Made in England.” Shop a collection of Staffordshire figurines from top sellers on 1stDibs.
- Is Staffordshire pottery marked?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Almost all Staffordshire pottery and porcelain features a potter’s mark or symbol. One of the most common varieties is the Staffordshire knot, which is a three-loop knot sometimes accompanied by initials and a crown. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of vintage and contemporary Staffordshire pottery from some of the world’s top dealers.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022You can typically spot Staffordshire pottery by locating the potter’s mark or symbol. One of the most common varieties is the Staffordshire knot, which is a three-loop knot sometimes accompanied by initials and a crown. Shop a collection of vintage and contemporary Staffordshire pottery from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 13, 2024To date Staffordshire pottery, look for the maker's mark on the bottom or interior. Then, use trusted online resources to determine the maker and find out when it was active. If you need assistance, have a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antiques dealer examine your pottery. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Staffordshire pottery.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022There are a few signs to look for to authenticate an antique Staffordshire dog figurine. Antique figurines are press molded and feature a small hole in the base, rather than a larger one. The quality of the painting is highly detailed and gilded detail may be worn a bit with age. It is always best to have a professional verify if your figurine is authentic. Shop a range of expertly vetted Staffordshire dog figures on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022To tell if Staffordshire figurines are real, turn them over. An authentic Staffordshire will have a hole in the base due to the press-molded firing technique. Also, artisans hand-painted the figurines, so no two ever show off the exact same variations in color. Staffordshire didn't add maker's marks to their pieces. If you see a name on a decorative object, it is unlikely to be authentic. Find a collection of expertly vetted Staffordshire figurines on 1stDibs.