Antique 19thC Pair of Staffordshire Whippets Greyhounds Hunting Dog Figures 1860 Sold located in Simmern: a historic

located in Simmern: a historic Medieval town in the Rhineland-Palatinate region of Germany

This rare palace size Astrolabe on stand is in two sections

The traditional Concho belt is often credited to the Navajo and Zuni tribes

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Antique 19thC Pair of Staffordshire Whippets Greyhounds Hunting Dog Figures 1860 Sold located in Simmern: a historicAn attractive and large pair of antique 19th century Staffordshire pottery whippets or greyhounds, circa 1860. This very attractive pair of Staffordshire dogs are most likely representing dogs from the ancient hunting technique of "coursing", where dogs would be used to chase and catch hares or rabbits. This pair of figures depict such dogs: one with a hare in its mouth the other with a captured hare to the ground, each dog stands on a naturalistic