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19th C Pottery Pug Dog
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19th C Pottery Pug Dog

19th century
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A 19th Century Pottery, Painted and Glazed, Pug Dog.

The pug is lying, with front paws extended, and rear legs gathered beside the hind quarters, with the tail upward curled. The pug, head up, with ears slightly raised, looking forward, with glass eyes and red leather and chain collar.

Date circa 1880.

Height 6 3/4 inches, 17cm.

Width 12 1/2 inches, 32cm.

Depth 7 inches, 18cm.

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Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares has dated this Victorian Pottery Pug Figure to the 1880s.

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Mytton Antiques

Norton Crossroads

Atcham

Shropshire SY44UH

01952740229

07860575639

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A 19th Century Pottery, Painted and Glazed, Pug Dog.
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The pug is lying, with front paws extended, and rear legs gathered beside the hind quarters, with the tail upward curled.
Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares

The pug, head up, with ears slightly raised, looking forward, with glass eyes and red leather and chain collar.

Date circa 1880.

Height 6 3/4 inches, 17cm.

Width 12 1/2 inches, 32cm.

Depth 7 inches, 18cm.

Date of Manufacture

Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares has dated this Victorian Pottery Pug Figure to the 1880s.

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SA1215772
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24360
Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares
Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares
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Fine antiques from the 18th century onwards, supplying both trade and private customers worldwide.

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A nineteenth-century ceramic figurine depicting a reclining pug dog with a textured dark brown finish and a painted collar.
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Archive I A nineteenth-century ceramic figurine depicting a reclining pug dog with a textured dark brown finish and a painted collar.

19th C Pottery Pug Dog

Archive II A nineteenth-century ceramic figurine depicting a reclining pug dog with a textured dark brown finish and a painted collar. View II
Archive III A nineteenth-century ceramic figurine depicting a reclining pug dog with a textured dark brown finish and a painted collar. View III
Archive IV A nineteenth-century ceramic figurine depicting a reclining pug dog with a textured dark brown finish and a painted collar. View IV
Archive V A nineteenth-century ceramic figurine depicting a reclining pug dog with a textured dark brown finish and a painted collar. View V
Archive VI A nineteenth-century ceramic figurine depicting a reclining pug dog with a textured dark brown finish and a painted collar. View VI
Archive VII A nineteenth-century ceramic figurine depicting a reclining pug dog with a textured dark brown finish and a painted collar. View VII
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Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares

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Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY4 4UH
United Kingdom
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A nineteenth-century ceramic figurine depicting a reclining pug dog with a textured dark brown finish and a painted collar.
19TH C POTTERY PUG DOG
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A nineteenth-century ceramic figurine depicting a reclining pug dog with a textured dark brown finish and a painted collar.
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  • ObjectDecorative Figurines
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialPottery, Terracotta
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsReclining pose, Textured fur moulding, Collar detail, Wrinkled muzzle

This nineteenth-century decorative figurine depicts a reclining pug dog from the Victorian period, crafted from pottery and terracotta with a dark brown glazed and painted finish. The piece shows the animal lying down with front paws extended, rear legs gathered beside the hind quarters, an upward-curled tail, and head up with ears slightly raised. Details include glass eyes, a textured fur moulding, a wrinkled muzzle, and a painted red leather and chain collar. Measuring 17 cm in height, 32 cm in width, and 18 cm in depth, the figurine is sized well for placement on a mantelpiece in an English country house interior.

FAQs

Ceramic animal figures gained widespread popularity during the Victorian era as decorative domestic accents. Pugs were particularly favoured subjects due to their association with royalty and British aristocracy during the nineteenth century.

These figures were typically hand-moulded or slip-cast using earthenware, terracotta, or stoneware clays. They were finished with cold-painted pigments or lead-based glazes to achieve realistic fur textures and tones.

Authentic pieces generally show signs of age such as natural craquelure in the glaze, wear to cold-painted surfaces, press-mould seams, and an unglazed or hollow base consistent with Victorian manufacturing methods.

Position the sculpture on a mantelpiece, bookshelf, or console table alongside natural wood finishes, brass accents, or framed artwork to add historical texture to a room.

Dust gently with a soft, dry microfibre cloth or horsehair brush. Avoid immersing the item in water or using chemical solvents, as moisture can damage cold-painted detailing or enter firing holes.
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