Are you in the UK SophieMarie ?? It does not look like Majolica !! Majolica usually has a very high gloss due to the second glaze with the metal oxides !! However these may not be the best pics to determine majolica or not !! Some majolica is quite heavy and some not depending on the clay that is used and the type of item it is !!
Your bulldog looks to have quite a bit of age to it and reminds me of the Staffordshire dogs by the look on his face !!
Thanks MarthaHill for the reply. I’m in the US actually with this dog umbrella stand that is driving me crazy….I’ve searched to try and find a similar item, You in US as well?
Do you know of any good Majolica sites? I just joined Kovels a few days ago, because when searching I saw a hallmark (that I needed). It turned out that it wasn’t the one. But, Kovels still seems to be interesting. It was for another Majolica item…..of course! I’ll post in a bit so you can see that one too.
The bull dog (or maybe its a pit bull, boston terrier, or another breed) does have some shine to it. But, the pictures on this site show up so terribly small – they are difficult to see. I agree with you though in that it resembles a Staffordshire dog. I’ll keep searching and let you know if I learn something!