Lot Essay
Pugs were perhaps first among the many breeds brought from China to the Western world, and were modelled in porcelain both with ears cropped and ears natural, as in the present pair.
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CIRCA 1760
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A GREY PUPPY
CIRCA 1760
Modelled seated, its fur picked out in grey, its mouth slightly open showing two teeth and its tongue, a bell hanging from an iron-red collar about its neck
6¾ in. (17 cm.) high
CIRCA 1760
Modelled seated, its fur picked out in grey, its mouth slightly open showing two teeth and its tongue, a bell hanging from an iron-red collar about its neck
6¾ in. (17 cm.) high