"Sherratt" Dogs

I was thrilled to spot this pair of dogs in a recent newsletter from John Howard.

The rainbow bases and the combination of bocage leaves and flowers establish a "Sherratt" attribution, quite definitely!  This pair is otherwise unrecorded. I have seen a single dog from the same molds titled "MIND DASH". I can't begin to guess what the companion dog's title might have been.

Lest you think this particular dog model is petite, think again. These pooches measure about 8 inches across the base and are shown here alongside my iPhone for comparison. For the record, this is not the new, larger iPhone that Apple recently introduced!

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I will admit that I succumbed and bought John's pair of pooches. How could I not? They are as bright and beautiful as the day they were made, with great enamels that have withstood the test of time. As John and I looked at them and at other "Sherratt" figures on his display in New York, we both agreed that there is something indefinably beautiful about the "Sherratt" enamels. I think it is in the glaze. It is not too harsh and bright. Rather, it seems to melt right into the body of each figure. David Boyer was at my home this weekend and we too looked at a display of "Sherratt" figures, agreeing that "Sherratt" just has 'it'.

There is another pair of "Sherratt" dogs that I would love to own.

ROVER & VALLAY are clearly intended to be a pair. Instead, they live on either side of the Atlantic. I have united them on one occasion for a photo opp though!

The large "Sherratt" dogs are the stuff for dreams and wish lists because they are so hard to find. Relatively easier to find and more affordable are these tiny dog models, which I strongly suspect are also "Sherratt".

Very many of the large, composite "Sherratt" groups include a little dog. He is always a perky little fellow, always of the same form. Here you see him atop a box that can also be attributed to "Sherratt".