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A Meissen crinoline figure of a Lady of the 'Mopsorden', second half 19th century

18 May 2016, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A Meissen crinoline figure of a Lady of the 'Mopsorden', second half 19th century

After the 18th century model by J.J. Kaendler, wearing a lace cap, olive-green bodice and a puce skirt decorated with indianische Blumen, holding a pug dog under her left arm, another at her feet on a flared, gilt-edged pedestal with European landscape panels, 17.8cm high, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue, incised model number 549 and incised 136 (minor restoration)

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The Mopsorden or the 'Order of the Pug' was an alternative Masonic order founded in 1740 by Clemens August of Bavaria (1700-1761), after Pope Clement XII banned Catholics from joining the Freemason order in 1738. Unlike the freemasons, the Mopsorden allowed women to become members, on the condition that they were Catholic. The pug dog became the society's symbol, standing for loyalty, steadfastness and fidelity.

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