Handsome Dogs, Pair of Antique British Postcards bone and silver Based on the scale and

Based on the scale and nail at the front of the rolling base

Box shows tons of wear and water damage

There are plenty of similar Staffordshire spill vases out there in excellent condition should one be looking for one

and I believe it dates from the early 20th century when it would have been used as a festival dance mask

with fantastically detailed feathers (whoever draw this clearly got lost in the pleasures of mark-making) and wonderfully striped talons

Handsome Dogs, Pair of Antique British Postcards bone and silver Based on the scale andJust such handsome creatures, I could not resist them! C. 1910s, produced by Marcuse Day & Co., London and printed in, then, Prussia. Unused backs. 5 1 2" x 3 5 8". Some light foxing, more so on the backs, a few pencil marks, and a little discoloration at the corners from where they were likely once held in an album. Still super striking! Sold as a pair.