Pair of Staffordshire Seated Whippets with Game

England, second half 19th century, hand-painted pearlware, unmarked.

Each 11 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 7 in.

From the Estate of the late Peggy Augustus, Old Keswick, Virginia

Scattered areas of paint loss, staining to snouts, hairline down abdomen, and break and repair to one ear to both whippets; chip to underside and break and repair to snout of one; the other whippet with small loss to posterior and break and repair to front leg with associated restoration.