Lot 205 , A rare Rockingham gilt and white porcelain figure of a begging pug and another of a seated pug, c.1826-30, 5.5cm and 6.5cm, former rest

A rare Rockingham gilt and white porcelain figure of a begging pug and another of a seated pug, c.1826-30, the begging pug with incised mark 'No. 75', the seated pug with red griffin mark, inscribed 'CL1', 5.5cm and 6.5cm, former restored
Estimate £150-200

Cf. Dennis G. Rice, Dogs in English Porcelain, colour plates 23 and 20 and also A & A cox, Rockingham 1745-1842, page 346 which lists the known animal figure model numbers. Model no. 75 is unrecorded in the book.

Provenance:
The Dennis G. Rice collection of fine Rockingham porcelain

As well as being an avid collector of Rockingham ornamental porcelain and animal figures, Dr. Dennis G. Rice was an academic and wrote two key reference works on the subject – Rockingham Ornamental Porcelain (1965) and the Illustrated Guide to Rockingham Pottery & Porcelain (1971).
A number of the pieces illustrated in the books are offered below. The Rockingham animals figures in the collection are also published in Dennis G. Rice's companion books Dogs & Cats in English Porcelain and English Porcelain Animals of the 19th Century.

The begging pug has fine crazing to the glaze and been has broken and re-glued around its hind legs. Its front paws have been restored. The ears feel a little sharp on the very edge.

The seated pug is lacking its tail and agin feels sharp around the edges of the ears.

Otherwise in reasonable condition.


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Sold for £170