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Gray Dogs
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Great
Dane "Champ 113" 5 1/2-inches tall; no marks; bears
remarkable resemblance to Royal Doulton HN2561 Great Dane
"Ch Rebeller of Ouborough" 1941 - 1960 Frederick Daws down
to partially attached tail EXCEPT RD version has uncropped
ears! Very small air hole. |
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 "Jiggs
2064" Appears to be a French Bulldog (a very light-boned
one by today's standards) 4-inches tall. No corresponding version in
Beswick or Royal Doulton's lines. Very small air hole. Marked with
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"Bernie
149" is perhaps a St. Bernard
puppy 5-inches tall. Very similar to German design made by
Huebach and copied by others. Here's a similar knockoff pup made in Japan for ESD
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Great Colors!
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"Nimpo
168" Chow Chow: with a green-black
tongue. 5 1/4-inches
tall in a glorious red-brown color. Possibly a copy of this piece by German maker Heubach |
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German Shepherd dog "Vigilance" Handsome styling and glaze work. 6 3/4-inches tall.
Note green over brown color. |
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Robert
Simmons Kerry Blue Terrier: Same green-brown glaze and handsome
styling 6 1/2-inches tall
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Robert
Simmons Large Standing Collie: the Crème de la crème of Simmons
dogs! standing 12 inches tall with original Simmons sticker on
tummy. |
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French Bulldog We weren't completely sure about this odd fellow, but the green glaze
and the spot on his paw indicate his origins. |
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"James
Thurber" Dog: Aficionados of the author James Thurber
will recognize this comic fellow. This James Thurber inspired dog is
5-inches tall. We guess Robert Simmons wasn't content with only
copying Doulton, Beswick, Huebach!
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This is a nice pair of salt & pepper shakers by Robert Simmons LA Pottery Co, based on the dark-green/black glaze
color used. One pup seems to be lifting his leg, much to the shock of the other. Corks. 3 1/2-inches tall.
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This
Field Spaniel is a common mold, used by other pottery companies
including "Morton Pottery" The painting and
signature brown color on this piece tells us that this a Robert
Simmons piece. |
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Multiple Personalities
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Many
designs turned up in different formats, reused continuously until
the molds wore out. Here are three pugs with different treatments.
On the left is a planter, with poor mould definition and a slapdash
paint job. In the middle is a figurine with better definition, but
not a lot of technique. In the right is a carefully painted pug with
bright gold trim. |
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A
pair of German Shepherd dogs -- one gilded, one simply airbrushed! |
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A
pair of scotty dogs get different treatment |
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