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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 1413596, member: 5833"]You do what we just started to do, search the Internet for similar examples, compare yours to others, especially ones offered by sources who are more likely to be credible. The only way to assess current value is to look at completed sales, the more recent the better, & see the prices achieved.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1st Dibs site specializes in high end stuff. If the seller of the dogs that look like yours is correct that they are Staffordshire, then yours are too. You have already noted that they have the hole in the back. To list some other points: the bottom is completely closed; the color patches on the coat are butterfly shaped, including one on the top of the head; the gold on the tag deliberately does not go all the way to the edge of the modeled area. Painting is going to vary by individual painters, but the underlying modeling should stay the same. Do yours also have a number on the bottom in the clay, not just written on?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 1413596, member: 5833"]You do what we just started to do, search the Internet for similar examples, compare yours to others, especially ones offered by sources who are more likely to be credible. The only way to assess current value is to look at completed sales, the more recent the better, & see the prices achieved. The 1st Dibs site specializes in high end stuff. If the seller of the dogs that look like yours is correct that they are Staffordshire, then yours are too. You have already noted that they have the hole in the back. To list some other points: the bottom is completely closed; the color patches on the coat are butterfly shaped, including one on the top of the head; the gold on the tag deliberately does not go all the way to the edge of the modeled area. Painting is going to vary by individual painters, but the underlying modeling should stay the same. Do yours also have a number on the bottom in the clay, not just written on?[/QUOTE]
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