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A pair of Höchst fayence figures of seated pugs circa 1770
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 USD
Sold
47,500 USD
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Description
- pottery
- Height: 4 inches
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)
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.