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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Nathan Lindop, post: 4498120, member: 5285&quot;]Haha! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie51" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> If I hadn&#039;t zoomed in there&#039;d have been zero chance of me seeing that. Took me longer than I thought it would. Really well disguised.</p><p><br /></p><p>Prices vary alot for figures &#039;identical&#039; to these miniature poodles for some reason. Miniatures are often theorised to have been fairings, given away as prizes at fairs and markets. They&#039;re often highlighted with reds, yellows, blues rather than &#039;best gold&#039; to save in materials too. </p><p><br /></p><p>Irregardless, It&#039;d be a struggle to find them for £5 haha. As for the makers mark, that does look a little baffling. I would be thinking its something stuck in the glaze but you never know, I&#039;ve never had a figure with anything like that.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are a few terrific groups on facebook for Staffordshire figures run by different leading experts, here is one that might like discussing the mark:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/871946272915633/?ref=share" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/871946272915633/?ref=share" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/groups/871946272915633/?ref=share</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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