A FINE PAIR OF EXPORT PUG DOGS, seated facing to the left and the right, painted en grisaille with floppy ears, bushy tails and upturned noses, a bell suspended from a cord at the neck (chips),

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A FINE PAIR OF EXPORT PUG DOGS, seated facing to the left and the right, painted en grisaille with floppy ears, bushy tails and upturned noses, a bell suspended from a cord at the neck (chips),

Qianlong
18.6cm. high (2)

Lot Essay

These are clearly based on a European pug dog prototype; but compare this type with the dog models based on a Tibetan mastiff, in the Hodroff Collection, illustrated by D. Howard, The Choice of the Private Trader, no.333

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