Pair of Standing Staffordshire Whippets with Game

England, second half 19th century, hand-painted pearlware, one whippet standing over a rabbit, the other with a rabbit in its mouth, both unmarked.

Each approximately 10 x 10 x 4 in.

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

First whippet with breaks and repair to snout, several legs, tip of one ear, and supporting rockwork with associated restoration to paint, hairline to wrap around hind leg, crack to underside of abdomen, and chip to base; the second whippet with a rabbit in its mouth with hairline to head and chips to both ears; both whippets with small paint losses.