A 19thC Cut-Out Pencil & Ink Study of an Irish Water Dog; ‘Sweep’ sub-Curios but they do represent both

but they do represent both the entertainer’s art form and folk art itself

this fine porcelain has been a huge commercial success

This design has been re-produced since

The figure remains very decorative and essentially sound considering he is so versatile and would have been moved into thousands of different positions over decades of use

with this example being no different

A 19thC Cut-Out Pencil & Ink Study of an Irish Water Dog; ‘Sweep’ sub-Curios but they do represent bothOrigin: English Period: Early Mid Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1840 60 Height: 6 Width: 8 The delightful study of an Irish water dog chained outside a doghouse seated on a lawn, in the nave manner, the whole inscribed below: 'A Portrait drawn from life, Sweep. property of F. D. Whiting[?]', and presented in an early twentieth century gilt metal frame. The overall condition is totally original and there are no signs of damage the study.