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17 avril 2019

A large pair of grisaille pug dogs, Qianlong period (1736-1795) 

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Lot 10. A large pair of grisaille pug dogs, Qianlong period (1736-1795); 10 ½ in. (26.7 cm.) highEstimate USD 15,000 - USD 25,000. Price realised USD 25,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019.

The seated pugs with with alert black eyes, cropped ears and pink tongues.

Provenance: With Jorge Welsh Works of Art, London and Lisbon.

LiteratureWilliam R. Sargent, Chinese Porcelain in the Conde Collection, Madrid, 2014, p. 194.

NoteThe pug breed came from China and was a favourite of Qing Empresses. Interestingly, this Chinese export model is based on Meissen versions of the then-exotic dogs from about 1740.

Christie's. The Tibor Collection: A Noble Eye for Chinese Export, New York, 10 April 2019

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