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Staffordshire dog statues back in style with TikTok generation | Ceramics

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Younger collectors increase rates of ‘kitsch’ ceramic animals as Victoriana look returns yet once again

Pairs of Staffordshire ceramic dogs, as soon as prevalent on Victorian mantelpieces, are having an unexpected renewal with a boom in need from a brand-new generation.

The classic market Vinterior reports that look for Staffordshire dog statues is up 115% year-on-year. When Vinterior introduced a recent pop-up store in London’s Selfridges, it was the dogs not the Danish dining chairs that were the very first products to offer out.

The antiques professional, John Howard, is rather stunned however enjoyed see the Victoriana recall in style. “The market changed significantly around 10 years ago with the end of the Laura Ashley era. But now we are seeing demand for more kitsch pieces again. It’s a bit of a cool in-joke to have a pair,” he said.

The initial motivation for the ceramic animals is said to have actually been Queen Victoria’s precious Kings Charles spaniel Dash.

Howard says the very best quality Staffordshire dog statues were made by little potteries in Staffordshire from 1845 to 1870. Fashioned from press-moulded earthenware, they were hand-painted and numerous were provided glass eyes. From the 1900s onwards they were mass-produced and the quality dropped. However, they are not always “fake”: numerous were used initial moulds, however the detailing is more blurred.

Lucy Ward, Vinterior’s brand name director, said there were 2 unique groups purchasing the dogs – collectors with a long-lasting enthusiasm and the younger Instagram and TikTok generation. She describes the latter love the dogs’ lively and whimsical look and wish to inject a touch of humour to their houses.

The designer and interior designer Ben Pentreath falls under the previous camp. He purchased his very first set more than 15 years back from a scrap shop in Dorchester. They sit happily on his mantelpiece at home in Dorset, while 8 other sets and 6 songs are peppered around your house.

Until just recently, the basic trademarks of a millennial home have actually diverted towards the very little. Think grey walls, a potted fiddle-leaf fig and the ultimate influencer signifier – a bum/boob-shaped vase. The Wall Street Journal explained it as “a colourless existence”. But possibly now Scandi is out, chintz remains in.

Describing the four-legged knick-knack’s resurgence as “cyclical”, Pentreath said: “Everyone went mad for them in the late 60s and early 70s, when the whole world went into full on Victoriana-mode. That all went into the bin in the 80s and 90s along with Morris & Co fabrics and seagrass carpets. Just for now, all that is back in taste.’

He compares it to the 1970s when “everyone freaked out about imminent global collapse. Nothing is more reassuring than a pair of dogs smiling at you happily from your mantlepiece as if to say it will all be OK in the end.”

This naff-to-nostalgic pattern is having a ripple effect on rates. Howard says that previously, a basic set dating from the 1880s might quickly be gotten for £120. Listings online now typical about £400.

Pentreath said he had actually likewise encountered more phonies with “no air holes in the base, and not quite authentic weathering, chips and dings”.

When it pertains to selecting in between various real variations, Howard said, “the better ones have certain features that distinguish them from the mundane”. He recommended looking for “a front leg that is separately moulded, a curly tail and a defined nose with some George Michael-esque stubble”.

One of his clients, a previous rock star, has more than 300 sets however just purchases couple with pink noses. “I always say look at the face. It’s like looking at a bloke. Pick one you like. You’re going to be staring at it for a long time.”

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