Lovely pair of quality antique Beswick Staffordshire dogs

Quality pair of antique Victorian miniature Staffordshire dogs having a quality pair of antique Victorian Staffordshire dogs with matching black and white coats with brown collars.

Lovely pair of antique Victorian Staffordshire 'royal' figures having a lovely pair of antique Victorian Staffordshire figures of Albert & Victoria hand painted in wonderful pink, bl...

Lovely pair of antique Victorian miniature Staffordshire dogs, having a lovely pair of antique Victorian Staffordshire dogs with matching coats and collars. D. 1880

Quality pair of Antique Victorian Staffordshire figures having a pair of quality Victorian Staffordshire figures of two fox hunters on horseback going hunting, hand painted in wonder...

Pair of antique Victorian quality Staffordshire dogs having brown and white coloured coats with gold collars, chains and padlocks unusual front leg In perfect original condition ...

Large Pair of antique Victorian quality Staffordshire dogs having lovely red and white coloured coats with collars, padlocks and chains In lovely original condition, no cracks or c...

This set of two Staffordshire Spaniel Mantle Dogs ceramic figurines was manufactured by the English Beswick manufacture during the 1960s. The catalogue number 1378-4. The figurines are made of high-quality hand-painted ceramics. Decorated with a gold chain, medallion and a cream white robe. Usually placed on fireplaces in 19th century mansions. In Scotland, these were commonly referred to as Wally dugs. The Staffordshire spaniel was the quintessential Victorian bourgeois ornament and a status symbol. No fireplace was complete without a pair of spaniels standing guard. Staffordshire dogs are now collector's objects. The quality of modeling and painting the figures may vary. Many copies have been produced, but originals in good condition and in the right pairs are now rare. Victorian tales describe the usefulness of placing Staffordshire spaniel figures on window sills. One story tells that a woman may have placed figures on her front window. If the spaniels were facing away from each other, her husband was at home. If he was far away, the dogs would face each other. As her lover walked past the house, he would have known if it was safe to visit her without her husband knowing. John Beswick...

Pair of antique Victorian quality Staffordshire poodles having lovely curly poodle hair, gold collars, black nose with unusual open legs in a seated position. A quaint pair in perfe...