Pair of hunting dogs
Courtesy Nick Burton English Pottery
July 2020
Country pursuits were a big part of Victorian life both for the country squire and those who simply lived in the countryside and worked on the land.
The country squire would have shot gamebirds for pleasure and eating and he would have owned fine hunting dogs both to seek out the birds and retrieve them when shot, so they could be taken home for the table.
These 9-inch tall fine figures are of hunting dogs, either Salukis or Irish setters, with dead pheasants at their feet.
Courtesy Nick Burton English Pottery
