I went to York Dolls' House Fair on Sunday with my friend Jenny - an excellent day out with a lot of lovely purchases. BUT, my absolute favourite find of the day was lurking inconspicuously in a rummage box and cost me the grand sum £2!
I couldn't believe it when I spotted this gorgeous little glass Blenheim (tan and white) Cavalier King Charles spaniel.
Yes, she's been through the wars and has technically lost her tail and her legs, but lying there on that comfy sofa, I choose to believe she has tucked them all under, as they are wont to do. More importantly, at least to me, her face and ears have absolutely no chips. And let's face it, for £2, well...
There is a particular reason why I was so excited to find her: it's because I fell in love with an almost identical example in a miniature shop display full of glassware in Ilkley Toy Museum when I visited it in 2017.
Above is a screenshot from the blog I wrote after that first visit to the toy museum. So you can see how hard I fell. I have been back several times since and my passion has never dimmed, so how amazing that eight years later I have my own version to cherish!
I've never come across another example and I'd love to know who made her and when exactly she dates to. When I searched online (including a reverse image search) I found only one similar example - a pair of glass spaniels mounted on a bare wooden plinth (similar to the one in Ilkley Museum) which had been listed on Etsy and were described as dating to the 1950s, but I have no idea how accurate that dating is.
If you happen to know more about these charming glass miniatures, I'd love to hear from you either in the comments section below or via the Contact Form on the right hand side of the page.
And finally, here we have the reason I fell in love with the one in Ilkley Toy Museum in the first place: my own real-life [mostly] Cavalier cutie!
Until next time,
Zoe
Zoe
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