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Judy Jay's Time Dances By
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Phone: 210-690-8454 |
Fax: 210-699-4492 |
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Judy Jay's Time Dances By
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Phone: 210-690-8454 |
Fax: 210-699-4492 |
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Pug Figurines: PP047
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PLAYFUL PUGS - MEISSEN’S FINEST ( Meissen Pug Dogs ): Most of you pug collectors know that Meissen Pugs are the top-of-the-line. This Meissen grouping of three playful pugs represents - in my opinion - Meissen’s finest pug motif figurine. This piece was modeled in the mid-1700’s by Johann Joachim Kändler, generally acknowledged as the greatest German porcelain modeler of all time. He was the prime Meissen artist from 1733 to 1775. Pugs were a favorite of August the Strong of Saxony (founder of Meissen) and his aristocratic friends. Thus they were also a favorite of Kändler - often appearing at the feet or on the lap of his human figurines. These 3 pugs epitomize the special skill Kändler had for molding animals in action. We can all recognize how realistic are the playful positions of these pugs. The Meissen Manufactory, located 25 km from Dresden, escaped the WW II destruction of almost all Dresden porcelain companies, allowing us to continue to appreciate Meissen’s great 18th & 19th Century porcelains. Meissen pugs are made of the finest hard paste porcelain and decorated by some of Germany’s finest porcelain artists. Besides bearing the famous Meissen crossed swords hallmark, impressed in the base is the model "78836", the molder "151h" and the painted "23" is probably the decorating artist. The model number indicates these pugs were made from Kändler’s mold since 1972. I took a top view of one pug to show how the collar and bells were made separately, not being part of the pug body - very delicate. My photos don’t show it well, but the pugs are decorated with fine hair and are a light fawn color. They are on a grass-covered base. Size: Each pug is 3 1/2" long and 1 3/4" to 2 1/2" high. The base is 6 1/2" long, 4" wide & 7/8" high. Total height - 3 1/2".
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