Featured Wally dogs

I picked these two up today. Not sure if they are original Staffordshire pieces or modern reproductions. The crazing in the glaze looks genuine but it might be forced. One is slightly bigger than the other. 27cm and 25.5cm tall.

 

Nice link. Thank you. There are holes in the base but they are only small so I think they are firing holes. Also evidence of brush strokes in the decor. I think they old examples.

 

Thanks and nice basement. You should turn it into a museum.

 

Look good mid to late 18th century to me.

 

Why are they called "WallY?

 

LOL, I wondered, too! Never heard the term.

 

My father (who was born in Norway) used to say that our skin tone was "fish belly white."

 

She should be very careful and use SPF 100.
A childhood friend of mine had very fair skin, but she would insist on getting a 'tan'. After 15 minutes in the sun she looked like a lobster, and the next day her skin would peel. Of course she never got the tan she wanted, and it probably wouldn't have suited her anyway. She had the skin tone to match her type, so that was how she was supposed to look.

 

18th or 19th?

 

19th.

 

Thanks. Thought 18th seemed a bit early.

 

How did you get a photo of me? I'm the other one! In the Winter I can hide in the typing paper. (photocopier paper for the young'uns)

 

Something I've never questioned or even wondered why. I just went along with it like a zombie. Nice to hear the explanation though.