Antique English Setter Planter ~ Hand-Painted Occupied Japan

The Lady of the House has long had a fondness for antique Occupied Japan planters, mainly bird and animal figurines.
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She has collected Occupied Japan planters depicting every creature from bunnies to frogs and birds to zebras ~ but when she finds an Occupied Japan planter depicting a Gun Dog, especially an English Setter, then it is a double-delight (not to mention an "I'm not leaving here without this!" sort of find).

She found this particular planter at an estate sale and despite an intense bidding war over the piece, she came out of the fray with it securely in her hands. She mentioned at the time that perhaps she paid "a little too much" for it, but found through the years that it is relatively rare piece ~ having never found another one quite like it anywhere.

We have several styles of English Setter and other Gun Dog Occupied Japan planters, and she is always on the look-out for one she doesn't already have (or even, at times, duplicates and triplicates, etc. of ones she has already acquired!). And in our home, they are always welcome additions to our ever-growing Fetters Family English Setter collections.

We are still amazed to find the Occupied Japan planter in such great condition, minus any chips and cracks. This particular planter measures three-and-and-half inches high and six inches long. .
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In some of the Occupied Japan planters, she will plant live vines ~ but only after carefully lining the insides in heavy plastic so the soil does not touch the ceramic and wear on the finish. She will also use nice silk vines in them which appear real ~ but do not need the care or sunlight (or damaging soil and water) which a real plant would require.

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1940s Antique Brass Setter Desk Lamp

This solid brass Setter Figurine Desk Lamp with brass lamp neck and a pivotal brass shade was manufactured in the 1940s and sits on its original solid wood base.

The Lady of the House was conducting business (un-related to dogs) on the phone one day and in the process of a pleasant conversation with a lady from New Hampshire, discovered the New Hampshire lady and her husband had an antique shop as a second business.

Half-jokingly (and certainly not expecting a positive reply), The Lady of the House inquired as to whether they ever ran across any "English Setter-related items" and much to her surprise, the New Hampshire lady told her that occasionally they did indeed ~ and in fact had just acquired a desk lamp with an English Setter on it in the past week at an Estate Sale in Vermont.

Responding quickly to The Lady of the House's request for emailed photos and a price, The Lady of the House wasted no time in getting a check in the mail addressed to the couple in New Hampshire.

About a week after sending off the payment, this great lamp arrived carefully packed on our doorstep ~ much to John's great delight and surprise. As promised, it was much nicer than the pictures showed it to be ~ and it also works perfectly. It stands thirteen inches high and eight inches wide at the wooden base.

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1930s Antique Hand-Carved Ivory Setter

This 1930s Antique Setter Figurine is hand-carved from solid ivory and measures two-and-three-quarters inches high and four-and-three-quarters inches in length. Another out-of-the-way antique shop find, it has found a good and appreciative home among our other favorite pieces.

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Antique Cast Iron Hubley Englsih Setter Paperweight from Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Still retaining much of its original paint, this antique Hubley Cast Iron English Setter Paperweight is another Fetters Family Heirloom, handed down through the family from John's great-grandfather, the original owner. Hubley cast iron figurines were made in Lancaster, Pennsyvania and this piece measures one-and-a-quarter inches high and two-and-one-eighth inches long.

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Antique Potter and Moore Bakelite and Brass Setter Shaving Soap Dish

Established in 1749, the Potter and Moore Company produced this Bakelite and Brass Shaving Soap Dish in 1909. This was another serendiptious find when we were traveling ~ and needing a break, decided to stop in the next antique shop we came across.

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Hidden back in a corner, it did not stay hidden long from John ~ who has a nose for these types of pieces like his dogs have for game birds. With a brace of Laverack Setters engraved into the brass of the twist-off lid, it mesaures about two-and-a-quarter inches high by four inches in diameter and is in nearly new condition.

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1920s Cast Iron and Bakelite English Setter Pen Holder

Discovered in an off-the-beaten-path dusty New England antique shop on one of our many adventures, this 1920s Cast Iron and Bakelite Pen Holder was a delightful find. We had seen (and acquired) English Setter desk items before however had never seen one with Bakelite like this one.
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This piece measures three inches high by three inches square at the base and has been displayed (and used) on John's desk since we brought it home more than five years ago.

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1940s Era Antique Bronze Finish Setter Mantle Clock

Manufactured by Sessions, this 1940s Antique Setter Mantle Clock has its original antiqued bronze finish and keeps perfect time. It has graced a place of honor on a bookshelf or mantle in every home we have lived in over the years.
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Long admired by John as a young boy, it was presented to John on his sixteenth birthday by his grandfather and has been one of our most treasured pieces. A perfect size for a mantle, it measures a little over ten inches high and a little over fifteen inches long.

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1950s Chalkware Lamp ~ Setter and Pheasant in the Corn

Recently having some ample time to unpack more of our English Setter and Gun Dog collectibles, we came across this long-treasured piece ~ so treasured in fact, that we have searched for some time for a matching lamp to have a set of them.
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We have also added several more recently-unpacked pieces to this page to share with you ~ and more will be placed here as time and our busy schedules allow.
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This unusual 1950s chalkware lamp shows an English Setter peering at a pheasant on the other side of the corn.
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It is an unusually detailed piece, even showing the individual kernels on the ears of the corn, and was given to my parents as a gift by a close friend and fellow English Setter owner and fancier in the early 1950s. Another amazingly preserved Fetters Family heirloom, it measures thirteen-and-a-half inches high by ten inches wide.

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1940s Springer Spaniel ~ Chalkware Figurine with Cuff Link or Change Tray

Owned by my great-grandfather and passed down through the family to me, this 1940s English Springer Spaniel chalkware figurine has beautifully survived the normal ravages of time. This figurine sat on a dresser in one of my great-grandfather's spare bedrooms for use by overnight guests. It is another rare chalkware piece with a double gun across the front of the base. It measures six inches high by eight-and-a-half inches long.

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1930s Solid Brass Llewellin Setter Statue

This 1930s Llewellin Setter statue is made of solid brass and is another Fetters Family heirloom handed down through the generations. It stands seven-and-a-half inches high and twelve inches long, and is a very heavy and substantial piece.

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1950s Chalkware Figurine ~ Llewellin Setter Retrieving a Pheasant

This vintage 1950s-era chalkware figurine depicts a Llewellin Setter retrieving a pheasant. Unusually rare and large, the piece measures approximately eight inches high and twelve inches long. It is another piece handed down to me by my grandfather and is remarkable condition.

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Early 1900s English Setter Bookends ~ Manufactured by Jennings Brothers

This set of English Setter bookends is one of the rarest sets to find. They were manufactured by Jennings Brothers in the early 1900s. We have searched for another set of these and have never been able to find them. Like other certain pieces in our Private Collection, we never seem to have enough English Setter bookends and are always willing to make the room for yet another set.
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The heads of this set are made of solid brass with solid cast iron bases ~ and are very heavy, as one might imagine. They were handed down through the family to me, another Fetters Family Heirloom.

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Early 1900s Antique Armour Bronze English Setter Bookends

Antique Armour Bronze English Setter Bookends, from the early 1900s, feature full Llewellin Setters in a pointing pose made famous by Edmund H. Osthaus' paintings. We have many styles of English Setter bookends, some inherited and some which we acquired from other places. This particular set was acquired at a New England antique shop during one of our many antique-hunting adventures. They are relatively heavy pieces and each one measures nearly nine inches long.

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"Steady Now!" ~ by A. B. Frost from a Vintage Portfolio

This piece is another one of four engravings from a vintage A. B. Frost portfolio which was acquired by my father in the 1950s ~ the other three pieces of this set are shown in the posts below this one.
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My father had kept these safely stored in their original portfolio and had never gotten around to having them framed. When they were passed along to us, we eventually managed to have them mounted in matching vintage frames which The Lady of the House discovered and acquired on one of our antique-hunting adventures. The view area measures fourteen and a half inches wide by ten and a quarter inches high.
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This particular piece, signed in the lower right corner, is entitled "Steady, Now!" and depicts a hunter next to a rail fence walking in at the ready gunning position while his two Llewellin Setters hold their point for the anticipated flush of wild gamebirds.


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"The Last Match" ~ by A. B. Frost from a Vintage Portfolio

This piece is another one of four engravings from a vintage A. B. Frost portfolio which was acquired by my father in the 1950s ~ two more of these are shown in the posts below this one. My father had kept these safely stored in their original portfolio and had never gotten around to having them framed.

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When they were passed along to us, we eventually managed to have them mounted in matching vintage frames which The Lady of the House discovered and acquired on one of our antique-hunting adventures. The view area measures nine inches wide by twelve inches high.

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This particular piece, signed in the lower right corner, is entitled "The Last Match" and depicts two hunters taking a break from their Upland Game Hunting ~ with their Pointer and Llewellin Setter ~ on a windy day attempting to use their last match to light their cigar and pipe during a break.

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"The Conciliator" ~ by A. B. Frost from a Vintage Portfolio

This piece is another one of four engravings from a vintage A. B. Frost portfolio which was acquired by my father in the 1950s ~ another of these is shown in the post below this one. My father had kept these safely stored in their original portfolio and had never gotten around to having them framed. When they were passed along to us, we eventually managed to have them mounted in matching vintage frames which The Lady of the House discovered and acquired on one of our antique-hunting adventures. The view area measures thirteen inches wide by nine inches high.
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This particular piece, signed in the lower right corner, is entitled "The Conciliator" and depicts a hunter offering his whiskey flask to a landowner whose posted property the hunter wishes to access. An apparent relative of the landowner is climbing over the rail fence in the background, perhaps to share a sip of whiskey, too. The hunter's Llewellin Setter attentively takes note of the proceedings in hopes of going hunting soon. Perhaps the soulful eyes of the Setter will help soften the landowner to the hunter's request, however the proffered flask will definitely seal the deal along with a promise of shared bounty from the landowner's land.

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"Diplomacy" by A. B. Frost ~ from a Vintage Portfolio

, This piece is one of four engravings from a vintage A. B. Frost portfolio which was acquired by my father in the 1950s. He had kept them safely stored in their original portfolio and had never gotten around to having them framed. When they were passed along to us, we eventually managed to have them mounted in matching vintage frames which The Lady of the House discovered and acquired on one of our antique-hunting adventures.

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This particular piece, signed in the lower right corner, is entitled "Diplomacy" and depicts a hunter talking to a landowner whose posted property the hunter wishes to access. The hunter's Pointer lays in the stubble of the field and waits patiently while the negotiations are in progress. The view area of the piece is nine inches wide by twelve inches high and the set of four makes a wonderfully subtle grouping.

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Antique Cold-painted Austrian Bronze ~ English Springer Spaniel Match Striker

As some of you may already know, we have bred and nurtured an occasional English Springer Spaniel litter from our own bloodlines tracing back to Saighton and Sprucedale Kennels ~ which were owned by the late Carl and Violet Copenhaver of Duncansville, Pennsylvania. Carl and Violet Copenhaver were renown for deveoping classic dual style English Springer Spaniels with showman good looks and conformation and which were (and are) highly capable of holding their own in the field on wild game birds.

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So it should not be surprising to find a number of English Springer Spaniel antiques and collectibles among our many treasured English Setter pieces. This Antique Cold-painted Austrian Bronze Springer Spaniel Match Striker was a very welcomed and unexpected gift to us from Violet Copenhaver several years ago.

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Early Victorian Era English Setter Double Inkwell ~ Jennings Brothers

This Early Victorian Era double inkwell was manufactured by Jennings Brothers and was acquired several years ago at a New England antique shop on our return journey home from a grouse hunting trip. It was one of those serendipitous occurences when after having passed several other antique shops, the Lady of the House and I decided nearly simultaneously to stop at this particular establishment. Sometimes she teases me that I have as good of a "nose" for off-the-beaten path antique English Setter finds as our Four-footed Members of the Family have for birds. This however is another general item we cannot ever pass up and is one of several English Setter themed inkwells we presently own.

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Tri-Colored Llewellin Setter ~ Antique Original Watercolor

This antique original watercolor depicts a Tri-Colored Llwellin Setter out of the Count Noble bloodlines. It was acquired from the Woodward and Lothrop Art Galleries, Washington, D.C. in the mid-1900s. Another Fetters Family English Setter Heirloom, handed down to me by my grandfather, John W. Fetters Sr.

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Mid-1800s Bronze Ink Blotter ~ The Equestrian Hunter

This Mid-1800s Bronze Ink Blotter was manufactured in France and acquired in England by my great-grandfather, William J. Fetters. The name of the piece is "The Equestrian Hunter" and depicts a Hunter dressed in riding attire with a brace of Laverack Setters on a lead. It is a very heavy and substantial solid bronze piece, measuring a little over eight inches high and nine inches wide. The curved piece in front has blotter paper on the bottom and is rolled over documents written with antique dip style and fountain pens. It has been a treasured possession of the Fetters Family for generations and is in remarkable condition due to the consistent loving care it has received through the decades.

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"A Royal Family" ~ Original Lithograph by Edmund H. Osthaus

Entitled "A Royal Family," this early 1900s original lithograph by Edmund H. Osthaus is still in its original carved wood frame. It depicts an early Llewellin Setter afield teaching her puppies to hunt.

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"The Favorite" ~ du Pont de Nemours Lithograph by Edmund H. Osthaus

One of our all-time favorite pieces by Edmund H. Osthaus ~ fittingly entitled "The Favorite" ~ depicts two Grouse Hunters in the process of selecting a pup who is the birdiest of the group of assembled English Setter Gun Dogs. This is another work commissioned from Osthaus by the du Pont de Nemours Powder Company (DuPont Powder Company) in the early 1900s and also a piece which has been in the Fetters Family for several generations. This particular piece is one of our larger pieces measuring twenty-eight inches wide by forty inches high.

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Early 1900s Hunter with English Setter Desk Lamp

Another Fetters Family English Setter Heirloom, this early 1900s Hunter with English Setter Desk Lamp was passed down to me from my great-grandfather, William J. Fetters. My family apparently had a penchant for these types of lamps as this is one of four English Setter lamps I inherited. This particular lamp has the original glass globe and stands a little over eleven inches high.

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du Pont de Nemours Powder Company ~ Original Lithograph by Edmund H. Osthaus

An original lithograph by Edmund H. Osthaus, commissioned by the du Pont de Nemours Powder Company (DuPont Powder Company). This particular Osthaus piece ~ which depicts a Llewellin Setter retrieving Ruffed Grouse ~ is substantial, measuring thirty-three inches wide by twenty-four inches high.

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1883 Watercolor by British Artist James Hardy Jr.

1883 Watercolor by British Artist James Hardy, Jr. Handed down to me by my grandfather, John W. Fetters Sr., who along with my great-grandfather, William J. Fetters, was a great influence in my young life regarding the ownership and breeding of fine English Setters and the enjoyable pursuit of Upland Game Hunting. The scene depicts a Llewellin Setter and Gordon Setter with a mixed bag of game which includes Ruffed Grouse, Woodcock, Pheasant and a Hare. This is a substantial piece measuring thirty-four inches wide by twenty-five and a half inches high.

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