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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scoutshouse, post: 436374, member: 267&quot;]Not a class project!</p><p><br /></p><p>Given your feeling, I suspect you&#039;ll be miserable to know that the value in Staffordshire style dogs increases if they are a PAIR! That means the values above may be much lower than one half of a pair... <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>They were meant to sit on either side of a fireplace or mantle, and cruder sets emulated this pair below vvvv</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Antique Pair of Early Staffordshire Disraeli Spaniels Figurine Dogs circa 1850</b> - (Disraeli was a popular political celebrity in GB)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://thumbs.worthpoint.com/zoom/images1/1/0316/21/antique-pair-early-staffordshire_1_a41fba380e3cce9fd0010d4119234f10.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Even the cruder sets made for working class folks can be very valuable. If you are interested, <a href="https://www.realorrepro.com/article/Staffordshire-Dogs" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.realorrepro.com/article/Staffordshire-Dogs" rel="nofollow">check out real or repro?</a></p><p>And <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staffordshire_dog_figurine" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staffordshire_dog_figurine" rel="nofollow">wiki</a> There are fakes being made as we speak...</p><p><br /></p><p>This board is full of people who find this kind of junk for a living - some pick it up just because they&#039;re curious and don&#039;t mind gambling $4 to satisfy their curiosity.</p><p><br /></p><p>For some it&#039;s a lucky buy - for others it&#039;s a no-brainer, cuz they know exactly what to look for.</p><p><br /></p><p>I personally decided awhile ago that I want a pair - that was after I started learning about them - and still would probably have passed on this one bc I DON&#039;T know that much about them - and he isn&#039;t part of a pair![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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