Ray & Diane Ginns   ©
Collecting Staffordshire Pottery Dogs 1840-1900
                         
Spaniels part 1:
The British have always been a nation of pet owners and still today
dogs are one of the most popular.  With the amount of breeds 
available what a lovely collecting field this subject makes.
                      
Antique Staffordshire pottery dogs:
Back in Victorian times most royal subjects were news, so to start 
a trend of potting spaniels with Queen Victoria's dog Dash as the 
culprit is not surprising.  Rarely looking as a spaniel these pottery
dogs sit well as mantle pieces and in hearths and today are found 
 in many contemporary or antique designers room settings.
Below are some of the many different early models of spaniels you
can find. Collectors should be aware that some are still produced today
from existing moulds left over from factory closures, these can be 
easily identified by a slightly smaller size, lightness in weight and a 
different colour due to the lack of lead in the glaze that was banned
towards the end of the 19th century. Reproductions produced in the 
Staffordshire Potteries and also eastern copies make collecting for 
the novice a challenge.
                          
Spaniels:
Traditionally potted.
                         
            
 c1860     Ht. 16 inches                           c1860     Ht. 16 inches                         c1860     Ht. 12 inches

       
 c1850     Ht. 12-3/4 inches                        c1850     Ht. 12-3/4 inches                     c1860     Ht. 10 inches  

           
c1860     Ht. 10 inches                              c1860     Ht. 10 inches                      c1860     Ht. 10 inche

        
 c1850     Ht. 10 inches                          c1870     Ht. 9 inches                           c1860     Ht. 7-3/4 inches

Spaniels with seperate front legs.

          
c1850     Ht.15 inches                      c1885     Ht. 15-1/2 inches                    c1860     Ht.15 inches

            
c1880     Ht.12-1/4 inches                         c1850     Ht. 10 inches                      c1860     Ht.10 inches

          
 c1860     Ht.10 inches                         c1850     Ht. 7-1/2 inches                     c1880     Ht. 10 inches

Spaniels holding baskets of flowers:

           
 c1850     Ht. 9-1/2 inches                       c1850     Ht. 10 inches                             c1850     Ht. 10 inches 
              
                
 c1850     Ht. 8 inches                            c1850     Ht. 12 inches                                c1860     Ht. 5 inches
      
                  
 c1850     Ht. 5 inches                               c1850     Ht. 8 inches                            c1850     Ht. 8 inches.

Spaniels, various models:

          
c1850     Ht. 8 inches                            c1860     Ht. 16-1/2 inches                   c1850     Ht. 10-1/2 inches
         
        
c1860     Ht. 8-3/4 inches                          c1850     Ht. 5 inches                               c1860     Ht. 8 inches

            
 c1860     Ht. 5-1/2 inches                                              c1850     Ht. 3-1/4 inches

                        
 c1875     Ht. 13 inches                     c1860     Ht. 6-1/2 inches                           c1860     Ht. 8 inches

We hope you find some of our reference photographs helpful in 
your search of what can be found and an up to date catalogue of
dogs may be seen through our web pages.