Quartermaine Hall

Artisan: Sally Anne Ceramics (Sally Meekins)
Date: 2021
Inscription: signed with monogram ‘SA’ (on each underside)
Dimensions: 17 x 16 x 8 mm. / ¾ x ⅝ x ¼ inches (height x width x depth, per dog)
Intended Room: Drawing Room
Inventory numbers: 2021.144.1-2
Category: Porcelain

Provenance: Bought from the artist’s Etsy shop in 2021

Staffordshire dogs 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 adorable faces, were irresistible. Handmade by Sally Meekins, they’ll join the family collection of blue and white Chinese and Delft porcelain in the Drawing Room.