Pair Antique 19th Century Staffordshire Dalmatian Pottery Dog Figurines 1850

A large & important pair of rare antique 19th century Indian Polychromed & hand carved stone Dvarpala (temple door guard) statues, circa 1850. Each statue is hand carved as a male Hindu four armed temple guard, the guards holding a mace (Gada) and one hand on a dagger (Katar), another hand holding a lotus flower to represent spiritual enlightenment. Each guard stands crossed legged on a plinth decorated with an elephant, both statues retaining old and yet brightly colored polychromed decoration, the statues are approximately 3/4 lifesize. They are a true pair facing each other and would have flanked either side of the temple door entrance, they are large and very heavy, each figure weighs about 300lbs. A rare & important pair of carved 19th century stone temple guards...

A good pair of antique Moroccan hardwood doors or window shutters, carved with Islamic calligraphy, circa 1850 The doors are housed in their original carved frame, and each door has ...

A fine pair of antique Chinese Qing dynasty ( 1644-1911) hand carved jade table screens, circa 1850. The rectangular screens are made of variegated s...

An exceptional & monumental pair of antique Sevres style porcelain & ormolu handpainted lidded urns, circa 1860. Each urn having a cobalt ...

A Mid 19th Century Staffordshire Pottery Cottage Money Box, Circa 1840 This delightful mid 19th century Staffordshire pottery money box is made in the form of an English country est...

Large antique Victorian Staffordshire dog having a large antique Victorian Staffordshire dog with a white coat, a gold collar, padlock and chain. D. 1880

19th century Staffordshire figure of 'American Fireman' England, Circa 1860s A rare example, well painted and modeled of a fireman in uniform leaning against a water pump holding a horn in the left arm. The right arm is draped with a cloth. The American Fireman figure came in three sizes, this is largest version. See the last image of a Currier and Ives print...

A rare and unusual antique English Staffordshire spill vase modeled as a dog saving a drowning boy and dating from the mid 19th century. The spill vase stands on an oval shaped base and portrays a large dog lifting a boy from a river abstractly created with a blue painted rough cast edge. The dog stands raised on a bank painted with floral sprigs and the dog has a black and white painted body with painted features with the spill vase as a tall standing trunk...