Antique 19thC Pair of Staffordshire Whippets Greyhounds Hunting Dog Figures 1860 Mid-Century Modern some of which incorporated American

some of which incorporated American Indian motifs and themes from Iroquois mythology

Both sides of the chest having hand-forged iron carrying handles within a deeply carved lozenge design and corresponding geometric floral devices

He was taken prisoner in 1870 during the Franco-Prussian war and could not complete his studies until his return to France

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Antique 19thC Pair of Staffordshire Whippets Greyhounds Hunting Dog Figures 1860 Mid-Century Modern some of which incorporated AmericanAn attractive and large pair of antique 19th century Staffordshire pottery whippets or greyhounds, circa 1860. This very attractive pair of Staffordshire dogs are most likely representing dogs from the ancient hunting technique of "coursing", where dogs would be used to chase and catch hares or rabbits. This pair of figures depict such dogs: one with a hare in its mouth the other with a captured hare to the ground, each dog stands on a naturalistic