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ho2cultcha
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These are old figurines i've had for a long time. i like the garden theme. they are made from some kind of soft paste porcelain and have no signatures on the bottom or anywhere that i can see. i'm going to guess that they are victorian images of an earlier time, but i really don't know.
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Hi Howcultcha
I would almost say that these are staffordshire and dating from around 1880 or so. They could also be Austrian as they also did quite a few figures such as these but the dull colours almost certainly point to them being Staffordshire
Dean
thank you italianglassdecor. i was wondering what kind of pottery they are. they're kind of cute and i like the gardening aspect...