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See Caldas, p. 186, fig. 631 for a similar model of a seated cat from the Cabral Collection.
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IMPRESSED SEAL MARKS FOR RAFAEL BORDALO PINHEIRO, CALDAS, THE DOG'S BASE MOULDED WITH AN RB.P. MONOGRAM, CALDAS, CIRCA 1890
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A PAIR OF PORTUGUESE MAJOLICA MODELS OF A CAT AND DOG
IMPRESSED SEAL MARKS FOR RAFAEL BORDALO PINHEIRO, CALDAS, THE DOG'S BASE MOULDED WITH AN RB.P. MONOGRAM, CALDAS, CIRCA 1890
Each modelled seated on a mottled green rectangular base
14 7/8 in. (37.8 cm.) high, the taller (2)
IMPRESSED SEAL MARKS FOR RAFAEL BORDALO PINHEIRO, CALDAS, THE DOG'S BASE MOULDED WITH AN RB.P. MONOGRAM, CALDAS, CIRCA 1890
Each modelled seated on a mottled green rectangular base
14 7/8 in. (37.8 cm.) high, the taller (2)