Staffordshire Dogs

Artisan: Newtonwood Miniatures (Andrew Pearce)
Date: 2021
Dimensions: 24 x 24 x 8 mm. / 1 x 1 x ⅜ inches (height x width x depth, per dog)
Inventory numbers: 2021.041.1-2
Intended Room: Parlour
Category: Figurines

Provenance: Bought from the artist’s stand at Kensington Dolls House Festival in September 2021

We’d already seen several examples of Staffordshire dogs on the miniature market, but these were by far the most charming we’d encountered. Made from painted metal, they’re pleasantly weighty and sturdy.

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  1. […] were a mainstay of 19th-century decoration, and we already had one pair of them, in the form of a painted set from Newtonwood Miniatures. But this tiny duo, with their blue-and-white colouring and their […]

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