Pair of Chinese porcelaindogs, late 18th/early 19thC,lying with face turned, brownfur details, chips to tail/paws,9.8cm. (2) Sworders, StanstedMountfitchet. Nov 05. HP:£3,600. ABP: £4,248.

Rare pair of VictorianStaffordshire spaniels, rustcolouring, seated on hollowbases, primitive malachite-effect, 7.75in. Gorringes,Lewes. Apr 07. HP: £2,100.ABP: £2,478.

Gallé faience figure of abulldog, c1900, body paintedwith flowers & blue ribbons,glass eyes, signed E Gallé,Nancy, front paw damaged.Sworders, StanstedMountfitchet. Feb 07. HP:£2,000. ABP: £2,360.

Unusual Staffordshire KingCharles spaniel, 19thC,21cm. Woolley & Wallis,Salisbury. Mar 00. HP:£1,200. ABP: £1,416.

Royal Doulton bull terrier.Louis Taylor, Stoke. Sep 01.HP: £1,150. ABP: £1,357.

Royal Copenhagen bulldog,printed marks, No. 778,30cm. Sworders, StanstedMountfitchet. Feb 07. HP:£1,150. ABP: £1,357.

Pair of white glazed Pugdogs. Tring Market Auctions,Herts. Jan 02. HP: £950.ABP: £1,121.

19thC Austrian earthenwareseated Staffordshire bullterrier, open mouth, glasseyes (some restoration),21.5in. Gorringes, Lewes. Dec06. HP: £950. ABP: £1,121.

Beswick labrador, walking,brown, 3062B, gloss, boxed.(BCC 1993, Ltd Edn of 93)Charterhouse, Sherborne. Sep09. HP: £900. ABP: £1,062.

Beswick Beatrix Potter figure,Duchess 1355, style one, blackdog holding bunch of flowers,designed by Graham Orwell,BP2, 3.75in high. Halls FineArt, Shrewsbury. Jul 05. HP:£900. ABP: £1,062.

19thC Meissen model, seatedMaltese terrier scratching hischin, incised No.335, 7.75in,and another similar model ingrey/white, 7.75in. (restoredfront legs) Gorringes,Bexhill. Mar 02. HP: £900.ABP: £1,062.

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Antique and Collectible Dogs in Ceramicsby John Ainsley

In the last edition I looked at collectible cats in all mediums. Here because of the

sheer number on our Website Database I have restricted this selection from our

Website Database to just over a hundred, all from the ceramics category. Dogs, as

collectible models, like cats are hugely popular and the best and the least common

will always hold their value and prove a good investment over time. This is

evidenced in the huge numbers which have been created by ceramics factories

around the world. Leading the way in this country and certainly in the twentieth

century are the Royal Doulton and Beswick models but when collecting, these must

be chosen with care as the market has long since become flooded. In this selection I

have illustrated some of the less common models.

The commonest of all dog models are those described as ‘Staffordshire’ and these

have been produced from the Georgian period and then continuously reproduced into

modern times. The term is generic and whilst there are plenty of real Staffordshire

examples in the twenty five lots shown here their origins can range from across

Europe and as far as China. The best and earliest examples can fetch several

thousand pounds, at 2, through to the later and more ubiquitous examples appearing

towards the end of the samples. Incidentally, whilst Chinese ‘Staffordshire’ is

relatively worthless, real Chinese dogs are valuable, along with most other Chinese

ceramics in the current market. See 1. Just as rare, is the signed Gallé dog at 3 and at

£2,360 has fetched more than the more common Gallé or ‘Gallé’ cats which can be

found with relative ease. Here also are plenty of Royal Doulton and Beswick

examples. At 5 the Doulton bull terrier isn’t identified but going by the price I

suspect it is HN 1144. At 9 the Beswick labrador is precisely identified and has done

very well against a book price of £750. And so has Duchess with flowers at 10.

Personally how anyone can pay over a £1,000 for such a dreadfully modelled dog is

beyond me. A few years ago two competing women at Brettell’s auction in Newport,

I believe in 2005, between them raised a Duchess to an astonishing £2,900 hammer

and with premium this added up to a massive £3,411! The loser ended up the winner

in this absurd head to head and this example should stand out as a lesson to us all.

Both actually lost their heads but the underbidder got away with it. By the way there

is a similar model, Duchess with Pie, worth far, far less so don’t get confused! Far

more serious in terms of quality and modelling are the range of other dogs from 6

through to say 15 and including Royal Copenhagen, Austrian, Meissen, Royal

Worcester and Royal Dux in the price range of about £1,400 down to about £800.

Much less common are the dog’s head models which often double up by

functioning as either stirrup cups or whistles. These are nearly always porcelain. The

Copeland and Garrett model at 16 fetched £650 in 2003, but I would suggest this was

a good investment because of its quality and rarity. There is another porcelain

example at 21 which is unidentified and cracked but still got near to £500. I suspect

that the buyer had identified the factory. At 34 are two Royal Worcester dog’s head

porcelain whistles. I am surprised at the £300 price but Royal Worcester examples

are not uncommon. Dog’s head Staffordshire window rests are thin on the ground

and the pair at 52 fetched a modest £188 in 2008 although they were a/f. For a final

example see a further Staffordshire porcelain dog whistle at 72 and just over a £100,

which was far too low but of course this is an auction price. Providing the condition

is good this should sell at retail for £300-£400. Collecting should be about seeking

the unusual and the uncommon. What is the point of collecting something if you can

fill every space in your home within a few years Rare dog models, which also have a

novelty function are highly collectible and one could hardly expect to build a very

large collection even in a lifetime, unless ones resources are unlimited. This is

exactly as it should be. Collecting should be about seeking out the worthwhile, not

the worthless.

At 22, 24 and 51 are three examples of Royal Doulton Union Jack bulldogs, which

always seem to fetch about £400-£500. Good value I think. I can’t say the same for

the Beswick Dulux sheep dogs. There is one included at 30 and about £300 seems to

be par for the course but I wouldn’t give one house room. At 40 and 41 the Crown

Devon and Mintons models, at about £250 each should have done better. I would

have liked to know more about the French faience example at 74. This free standing

model looks good and could have age to it so why did it fetch less than £100?

Similarly the free standing Herend example at 71 looks to have quality and a certain

wow factor if I may be excused the pun. Why did it fetch only a £118? See also the

French porcelain pug at 79. Finally I am surprised at the pair of Denby dogs at 99,

which do not look at all like the run of the mill ‘Byngo’ types which fetch about £30-

£50. Can any reader tell me more about this pair, including their size and date?

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Royal Worcester porcelainfigure, pug dog, cream/browncolouring, 14.75in high, 17inwide, impressed mark.Andrew Hartley, Ilkley. Jun00. HP: £880. ABP: £1,038.

Two identical Austrian earth-enware seated pug dogs withglass eyes, 8in. Gorringes,Lewes. Dec 00. HP: £850.ABP: £1,003.

Pair of 19thC Meissen dogs,each recumbent on hind legs,7.5in. Gorringes, Lewes. Oct05. HP: £800. ABP: £944.

Royal Dux group, 2 bulldogs,one seated, other standingbeside, shot green enameland gilt highlights, ovalplinth base, signed Jarl, 12in.Gorringes, Lewes. Oct 04.HP: £650. ABP: £767.

Copeland & Garrett,‘Felspar Porcelain’ stirrupcup, dog’s head painted withblack markings and features,printed mark in green, 1833-47 Gorringes, Lewes. Mar03. HP: £550. ABP: £649.

Pair of 19thC saltglazespaniels, shaped base, 3inhigh. Dee, Atkinson &Harrison, Driffield. Apr 01.HP: £550. ABP: £649.

Pair of Derby seated pugdogs, late 18thC, patch marks,7cm high. (s.d.) (2) RichardWinterton, Lichfield. Aug 09.HP: £450. ABP: £531.

Pair rare Victorian Stafford-shire comforter spaniels,holding baskets of flowers intheir mouths, decorated withblack markings, ears and tail,8in. Gorringes, Lewes. Jul08. HP: £420. ABP: £495.

R. Doulton Tommy Bull dog,Rd No 662746 in green to base,6.5in high. Dee, Atkinson &Harrison, Driffield,. Dec 00.HP: £420. ABP: £495.

19thC bone china stirrupcup, dog’s head painted withbrown and black markings,black collar with gilt plaque,c1830, (cracks) 5.25in.Gorringes, Lewes. Mar 03.HP: £400. ABP: £472.

Royal Doulton Union JackBritish Bulldog, repair tocigar. Roger Jones & Co,Colwyn Bay. Dec 04. HP:£400. ABP: £472.

Royal Worcester bonzo dogfigure, No. 2855, date code1932, 2.75in. Gorringes,Lewes. Dec 00. HP: £380.ABP: £448.

Royal Doulton cream glazedchina model, seated bulldog,Union Jack over his back,printed black mark, Rd. No.645,658, 5.75in high.Amersham Auction Rooms.Oct 03. HP: £360. ABP: £424.

Meissen dog, seated on hindlegs, painted features, crossedswords mark in underglazeblue, some damage/repairs,7.5in. Gorringes, Lewes. Dec04. HP: £360. ABP: £424.

Royal Doulton smooth hairedterrier Ch. ‘Chosen Don ofNotts’, 6in. Louis Taylor,Stoke on Trent. Mar 03. HP:£350. ABP: £413.

Two German porcelain dogs,Mopsen, c1870, each bitchon its haunches, one with apup, both restored, 21cm and20cm. Sworders, StanstedMountfitchet. Nov 05. HP:£320. ABP: £377.

Royal Crown Derby NationalDogs figure, Pekinese, 12.5cmhigh. Charterhouse, Sherborne.Nov 08. HP: £320. ABP: £377.

Royal Doulton figure of aretriever with a pheasant inits mouth. HN2529, 9in.Ewbank Auctioneers, Send,Surrey. Dec 05. HP: £320.ABP: £377.

Beswick Dulux sheep dogadvertising figure, No.1990,gold oval mark, 31cm high.Richard Winterton, Lichfield.Jan 08. HP: £310. ABP: £365.

Pair of 19thC porcellanousStaffordshire seated figures ofblack & white King Charlesspaniels, moulded/gilt linedbases, (one base a/f), 6in high.Tring Market Auctions, Herts.Jan 04. HP: £310. ABP: £365.

Beswick model, Staffordshirebull terrier. Louis Taylor,Stoke on Trent. Sep 05. HP:£300. ABP: £354.

Pair of 19thC Staffordshirepottery figures of spanielswith puppies, blue and giltdecorated oval bases, 8.5inhigh. Canterbury AuctionGalleries, Kent. Jun 07. HP:£280. ABP: £330.

Two early 20thC RoyalWorcester dog head porcelainwhistles, one modelled as ahound, other as a Pug, houndmarked, largest 1.75in.Gorringes, Lewes. May 09.HP: £260. ABP: £306.

Royal Doulton, dog figure‘Sealyham Terrier’, from theCH Scotia Stylist seriesc1931-1955, white with lightbrown patches over eyes,factory marks to underside.Rosebery’s, London. Sep 04.HP: £240. ABP: £283.

Two 20thC Nymphenburggreyhounds, standing dogmodelled after an original byP J Mene, 10.5cm high, theother reclining, 18cm long. (2)Cheffins, Cambridge. Apr 05.HP: £240. ABP: £283.

Royal Doulton Scottishterrier, Ch. Albourne Arthur,HN1008. (minor chip to foot)Charterhouse, Sherborne. Sep09. HP: £230. ABP: £271.

Lladro dog (AF) rare, no 308.Stroud Auctions, Stroud. Jul05. HP: £220. ABP: £259.

Pair of Staffordshire porce-lain dogs, seated dalmations,gilded collar and chain, bluebases with gilt line, 19thC, 5inhigh. Hartleys, Ilkley. Aug06. HP: £220. ABP: £259.

Crown Devon model of aBulldog dressed as Churchill,5.75in. Gorringes, Lewes. May10. HP: £220. ABP: £259.

Late Victorian Mintons modelof a seated dog, rectangularbase, moulded with scrolls,moulded mark, 5.5in.Gorringes, Lewes. Mar 04.HP: £210. ABP: £247.

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Pair of Victorian Stafford-shire dogs, white with blackspots, each holding a rabbitin mouth, on gilded, oval bluebases, 6in. Gorringes, Lewes.Mar 03. HP: £200. ABP: £236.

Meissen Bolognese terrier,c1875, incised ‘C26’, No. ‘13’,blue crossed swords, loss toear/tail, 14.5cm. Sworders,Stansted Mountfitchet. Apr10. HP: £200. ABP: £236.

Large Beswick model of agrey English Setter dog, 8intall. Wotton Auction Rooms,Wotton-under-Edge. Jul 08.HP: £200. ABP: £236.

19thC StaffordshireDalmatian dog, standing onall fours with free standinglegs, oval base, 10.5in high.Dee, Atkinson & Harrison,Driffield. Feb 09. HP: £200.ABP: £236.

Meissen style model of a pugdog, blue collar, white andgilt bells, cross swords mark,19th/early 20thC, 14.5cm.Wellers, Chertsey. Jun 09.HP: £200. ABP: £236.

19thC Staffordshire model ofa sporting dog, blue basewith inkwell back, 3in.Gorringes, Lewes. Oct 00.HP: £180. ABP: £212.

Fielding’s Crown DevonBulldog, standing four-square smoking cigar andwearing naval officer’s cap,collar and bow tie, cigar re-attached, 6.5in. Gorringes,Lewes. Jul 03. HP: £180.ABP: £212.

Royal Dux figure of ahunting dog, with game in itsmouth, on naturalistic base,19in. Gorringes, Lewes. Oct09. HP: £180. ABP: £212.

Beswick Firsude LabradorDog 2314. (unusual dark tancolourway) PotteriesSpecialist Auction, Stoke. May09. HP: £170. ABP: £200.

Royal Doulton bulldogdraped in a Union Jack, 6inhigh. Ewbank Auctioneers,Send, Surrey. Dec 05. HP:£160. ABP: £188.

Pair of Victorian Stafford-shire window rests, modelledas heads of spaniels, 3.5in.(a.f.) Gorringes, Lewes. Oct08. HP: £160. ABP: £188.

Royal Dux porcelain modelof a retriever holding a duckin its mouth, rounded oblongbase, pink patch mark,No.1198, 10in long, 7in high.Hartleys, Ilkley. Sep 10. HP:£150. ABP: £177.

Beswick fireside labrador,black, 2314, gloss.Charterhouse, Sherborne. May09. HP: £150. ABP: £177.

Pair of Victorian Stafford-shire gold lustre chimneydogs, 11in. Gorringes,Bexhill. Mar 02. HP: £140.ABP: £165.

Pair of Victorian Stafford-shire comforter spaniels,holding baskets of flowers intheir mouths, 7.5in.Gorringes, Lewes. Mar 10.HP: £140. ABP: £165.

Carlton Ware comical figureof a black and white sausagedog, with worn printed mark,height 6in. Fellows & Sons,Hockley, Birmingham. Oct03. HP: £130. ABP: £153.

Dresden porcelain Bologneseterrier, 29cm high.Charterhouse, Sherborne. Nov08. HP: £130. ABP: £153.

Royal Crown Derby NationalDog figure, Borzoi, 22cmhigh. CharterhouseAuctioneers, Sherborne. Nov08. HP: £130. ABP: £153.

Royal Crown Derby NationalDogs figure, Corgi, 13cmhigh. CharterhouseAuctioneers, Sherborne. Nov08. HP: £130. ABP: £153.

Royal Crown Derby NationalDogs figure, Scottish Terrier,15cm high. CharterhouseAuctioneers, Sherborne. Nov08. HP: £130. ABP: £153.

Austrian Weiner Werkstattestyle earthenware model of aTerrier, brown/white glaze,with impressed mark to base,12in. Gorringes, Lewes. Mar04. HP: £120. ABP: £141.

Pair of Staffordshire blackand white comforter spaniels,10in. Gorringes, Lewes. Oct10. HP: £120. ABP: £141.

Pair of 19thC Staffordshiresitting Dalmatian dogs, freestanding front legs, blue andgilt oval base, 5.25in high.Dee, Atkinson & Harrison,Driffield. Feb 11. HP: £120.ABP: £141.

Pair of Staffordshire figuresof dogs, gilt collars anddecoration to bodies, 32cmhigh. Lambert & Foster,Tenterden. Feb 04. HP: £115.ABP: £135.

Royal Doulton, Bull Dog,wearing a tin helmet andcarrying a satchel, finishedin brown glazes, (repair toleg) 6.5in. Gorringes, Lewes.Mar 03. HP: £110. ABP: £129.

Pair of black and white miniStaffordshire dogs. SandwichAuction Rooms, Kent. Apr05. HP: £110. ABP: £129.

Dresden pug dog, 5in.Gorringes, Lewes. Oct 00.HP: £100. ABP: £118.

Brankson china group, twogun dogs, 6in high.Dee, Atkinson & Harrison,Driffield. Mar 04. HP: £100.ABP: £118.

Earthenware advertisingbulldog, ‘Bottling Bass &Guinness’, 6in. Gorringes,Lewes. Apr 05. HP: £100.ABP: £118.

Herend Hungary green glazedfigur, seated Labrador, 5in.Denhams, Warnham, Sussex.Mar 06. HP: £100. ABP: £118.

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Victorian Staffordshire porce-lain dog whistle, as a houndshead, 1.75in. Gorringes, Lewes.Oct 09. HP: £90. ABP: £106.

Royal Dux model, huntingdog, 14in. Gorringes, Lewes.Dec 09. HP: £90. ABP: £106.

French faience type earthen-ware long coated dog, florallydecorated, 10cm tall. Locke& England, Leamington Spa.Sep 05. HP: £80. ABP: £94.

19thC Staffordshire figure,adog, tongue out, free-standinglegs, shaped base, 4.5in high.(s/f) Dee, Atkinson &Harrison, Driffield. Apr 06.HP: £80. ABP: £94.

Beswick Staffordshire BullTerrier, 3060. Brindle Matt.Potteries Specialist Auction,Stoke on Trent. May 09. HP:£75. ABP: £88.

Large Beswick labrador No.2314. Kent AuctionGalleries, Folkestone. Jun06. HP: £70. ABP: £82.

Pair of Staffordshire StBernard dogs, English late19thC, gilt collars, glass eyes,25cm high. Rosebery’s,London. Dec 05. HP: £70.ABP: £82.

Late 19thC French porcelainmodel of a Pug dog, withblue florets, glass eyes,unmarked, 6.5in. Gorringes,Lewes. Sep 08. HP: £70.ABP: £82.

Italian pottery figure of aseated white bull dog, 16in.Denhams, Warnham, Sussex.Feb 05. HP: £65. ABP: £76.

Beswick Yorkshire terrier No.2377. Kent AuctionGalleries, Folkestone. Nov06. HP: £62. ABP: £73.

Pair of 19thC Staffordshirechimney dogs, copper lustreglaze on a cream ground,8in. Gorringes, Lewes. Mar04. HP: £50. ABP: £59.

German porcelain model of apuppy dog, seated on hindlegs, painters initials JH, 6in.Gorringes, Lewes. Apr 02.HP: £50. ABP: £59.

Pair of 19thC potteryStaffordshire dogs, whiteglaze, gilt embellishment,glass eyes, 13in high. (2)Dee, Atkinson & Harrison,Driffield. Sep 05. HP: £50.ABP: £59.

Royal Crown Derby Bulldogpaperweight, 8.5cm high.Charterhouse, Sherborne.Nov 08. HP: £50. ABP: £59.

Pair of Victorian Stafford-shire spaniel dogs, seated withred markings, gilt chains,9.5in high. (2) Dee, Atkinson& Harrison, Driffield. Feb09. HP: £50. ABP: £59.

Staffordshire dalmatian dog,early 19thC. Black CountryAuctions, Dudley. Sep 05.HP: £48. ABP: £56.

Royal Doulton model ofAiredale terrier (HN1023),rear right hand leg has beenrepaired. A F Brock & CoLtd, Stockport. Nov 05. HP:£45. ABP: £53.

Pair of late 19thC Stafford-shire dogs, gilt markings,9.5in high. (2) Dee, Atkinson& Harrison, Driffield. Apr08. HP: £45. ABP: £53.

Beswick high seated bulldog, white with brownpatches to each side of face,seated gloss finish, 4.5inhigh. Kent Auction Galleries,Folkestone. Jul 05. HP: £42.ABP: £49.

French porcelain seatedfigure of Toby the dog,2.75in. (lid of a box)Gorringes, Lewes. Apr 01.HP: £40. ABP: £47.

Porcelain bulldog adver-tising Guinness, BulldogBrand collar, wearing ablanket advertising beers,marked Foreign 7in.Gorringes, Lewes. Mar 04.HP: £40. ABP: £47.

Royal Doulton bone chinaPekinese dog model, standingfour-square, painted inbrown and black, 3.25in.high Gorringes, Lewes. Apr03. HP: £40. ABP: £47.

Crown Devon Fieldingscream glazed female dogfigure, large ribbon tiedaround her head, brownglass eyes, printed, 4.75inhigh. Fellows & Sons,Hockley, Birmingham. Oct03. HP: £40. ABP: £47.

Beswick Alasation dog, modelNo. 969, gloss finish, 5.75inhigh, with a small version,model No. 1762A, 3.25inhigh. Tring Market Auctions,Herts. Jun 10. HP: £38.ABP: £44.

Large Sylvac terrier. GreatWestern Auctions, Glasgow.Dec 05. HP: £35. ABP: £41.

Large turquoise glazed‘Dismal Desmond’ dogfigure, probably CrownDevon, brown glass eyes,painted/impressed numbers,height 9in. Fellows & Sons,Birmingham. Jul 03. HP:£35. ABP: £41.

Beswick model of a labrador,Wendover. Gorringes,Bexhill. Oct 05. HP: £35.ABP: £41.

Pair of Bourne Denby dogs.S/D to one tail. BlackCountry Auctions, Dudley.Dec 05. HP: £30. ABP: £35.

Art pottery figure, styliseddog, gold and white crackle-glaze finish, attributed to JillCrowley, on shaped base,4in. Gorringes, Lewes. Mar09. HP: £30. ABP: £35.

Late 19thC Staffordshirepottery St. Bernard dog,standing on all fours, glasseyes (one missing) (s/f), 10inhigh. Dee Atkinson &Harrison, Driffield. Sep 09.HP: £20. ABP: £23.

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