Lot 199
  • 199

A pair of Höchst fayence figures of seated pugs circa 1770

Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 USD
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Description

  • pottery
  • height 4 in.
  • 10.2 cm
each modelled as a playful dog with one front leg raised, factory wheel marks and letter H in black.

Provenance

Collection of Robert von Hirsch, thence by descent

Literature

Horst Peter, Die Kurmainzische Porzellan-Manufaktur Höchst, cat. no. 68, p. 83 (part)

Condition

Both have some firing-related raised craze lines. The one on the left in the catalogue illustration: There is an approximate 1/5-inch small chip to the base, which is not apparent from the exterior. Otherwise in good condition. The one on the right in the catalogue illustration: The base has an area measuring approximately 2 1/2 inches by 1/2 inch at the back of the figure that has been broken and very well restored back. There is a fine haircrack going around his right front ankle. Otherwise in good condition.
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Catalogue Note

Similar examples from the Badisches Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe, Germany, and Higgins Art Gallery and Museum, Bedford, England, are illustrated by Horst Peter in Die Kurmainzische Porzellan-Manufaktur Höchst, cat. nos. 65 and 67, pp. 82 and 83.