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Lot 423

A Lowestoft model of a pug dog, circa 1775

1 December 2021, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A Lowestoft model of a pug dog, circa 1775

Modelled seated on a rectangular base with its head turned to the left, its tan fur naturalistically painted with fine detail picked out in dark brown enamel, its puce collar secured with a rosette, puce scrollwork to the base, 9.2cm high

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Provenance
Gordon and Lorna Turner Collection

An example of this model left in the white was sold by Bonhams on 23 June 2021, lot 199 and the companion model, seated with head turned to the right was lot 198. A seated pug decorated with patches of manganese and an enamelled example similar to the present lot are illustrated by Sheenah Smith, Lowestoft Porcelain in Norwich Castle Museum, Vol.2 (1985), pl.19a, figs.103 and 104. Although initially attributed to Longton Hall, corresponding fragments recovered from the Lowestoft factory site in 1967 suggest otherwise. The highly phosphatic body disproves a Staffordshire origin in any case. For further discussion see John Howell, Lowestoft Manganese-Decorated Animals, ECC Trans, Vol.13, Pt.3 (1989), pp.183-4 and pls.167-9.

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