Each seated on a flower encrusted mound, the female, with suckling pup, her head turned to the right, with fur picked out in grey, wearing a puce collar tied at the back with a large bow decorated with gilt scrollwork and three applied gilt bells, the mark of crossed swords in underglaze blue on edge of base, 15.7cm.
‘1763’ Inventory: “the Japan closet…two pug dogs…Dresden”
1867 Inventory: “Blue Drawing room…a pair of Dresden china pug dogs.”
