Let's Talk About Pottery & Collectables
Pottery => What's my Pottery? => Topic started by: Tigerchips on May 07, 2010, 09:35:18 PM
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Okay, now i'm definelty confused about what's really, and what's not really, old Staffordshire pottery. :hlp:
I think the horses i have here are fake although i'm somewhat confused by what it says in this auction...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220579953216#ht_500wt_924
There is a difference in that the holes in the base of mine are a lot bigger.
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I bought these two small Staffordshire dogs thinking they were real but now i'm not sure after looking at the crazing. The moulds are identical but one is a different colour, i'm assuming that they are not a pair anyway. Unless this is normal?
I am so confused. :czy:
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Hi there TC - Not sure if yours are real but I think on the Antique Roadshow somewhere along the line they were talking about the Dogs -- and I think they were painted in some wild colors (not wild like in Purple) but wild in the real colors of Dogs.
I wonder if the Antique Roadshow link has anything about these. I also know they *were* faked quite often too -- because they are quite seeked after...
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/tips/staffordshirefigurines.html
http://www.figurines-sculpture.com/pottery-mark-query-2-gold-dots-on-bottom-staffordshire-style-dog.html
http://www.mystaffordshirefigures.com/believe-it.html
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Thanks for the link Rose, i especially enjoyed reading about the last one. I think the horses are definitely fake now, and the dogs i'm still not sure. They are quite heavy compared to the horses though.