Topic: Staffordshire figures

[Tigerchips]

Okay, now i'm definelty confused about what's really, and what's not really, old Staffordshire pottery.  

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.

Next....

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.  

[Tigerchips]

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[antiquerose123]

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

[Tigerchips]

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.