
Fergus Gambon
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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.