7 /12" Red & White Staffordshire Ware Kent Dogs

Certainly they are original, in that they are from a mold style that is actually quite famous. Many have been made. If you are asking if they are old, I don't think so.

If you watch Anne of Green Gables - this is the ceramic dog pair that was used by the author in the story.  The original set are at the original homestead in PEI , Canada. Unfortunately one of the pair was broken so they only have one now.

The book/show popularized this form for quite a while, so it does appeal to fans of the story! This also means that this form has been reproduced many times over the years. I believe them to be a late reproduction of this very interesting form.  Lot's of sentimental value, limited dollar value compaired to the original run though.

Hope that helps!

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These are not original Staffordshire dogs, they are fairly modern 20th century reproductions of originals made in the 1840's. Anything marked "made in" generally does not predate the early 1920's