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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Chloe Mac Donnell

Staffordshire dog statues back in vogue with TikTok generation

Staffordshire dog statues from Vinterior
Staffordshire dog statues from Vinterior. The original inspiration for the objects is said to have been Queen Victoria’s beloved Kings Charles spaniel, Dash. Photograph: PR

Pairs of Staffordshire ceramic dogs, once commonplace on Victorian mantelpieces, are having a sudden resurgence with a boom in demand from a new generation.

The vintage marketplace Vinterior reports that searches for Staffordshire dog statues is up 115% year-on-year. When Vinterior launched a recent pop-up store in London’s Selfridges, it was the dogs not the Danish dining chairs that were the first items to sell out.

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