Figure of the month

Begging Spaniel Dogs

Courtesy John Howard at Heritage
June 2021

These are charming pottery pearlware figures circa 1820 of begging spaniel dogs. They are beautifully modeled, standing on tasseled cushions and are exceptionally rare.

They are 3 inches tall. See Myrna Schkolne’s Staffordshire Figures Volume 3, page 118, figure 120.33.

Courtesy John Howard at Heritage

More Figures of the month

A pair of giraffes

February 2026

This is a fine pair of Staffordshire giraffes, seated below palm trees, each approximately 5 ½” tall.  These figures are very rare, dating to approximately 1850. 

Old Age

January 2026

This is a fine pair of early Staffordshire figures portraying “Old Age”. They stand about 8 ¾” tall and date to about 1820. 

A pair of pointers

December 2025

This is a rare pair of Staffordshire foxhounds, pointers, or game dogs. Whatever one decides to call them, they are an unusual and very fine pair.

Reverand Edward Meyrick Goulburn

November 2025

This is a rare Staffordshire figure of the Reverand Edward Goulburn, standing approximately 11 1/2” tall and dating to about 1860.

Richard Cobden

October 2025

This is a rare Staffordshire figure of Richard Cobden, the English politician, economist, and leader of the effort to abolish the Corn Laws in 1846.

Rare pair of camel figures

September 2025

This is a rare, mirror image pair of Staffordshire camel figures. They are generally believed to represent Lady Hester Stanhope and her personal physician and companion Dr. Charles Lewis Meryon, though this attribution is not certain. 

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