Time Dances By - Pug Figurines

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PP390	BIG BROTHER ( Antique Bavarian Porcelain Pug Dog ): What a handsome pug! You can see his pride in the way he holds himself. I call this style pug a "Bavarian Pug" because he was made in the northern Bavarian portion of the old Austrian Empire, now part of the Czech Republic. Southern Germany is also part of Bavaria - near Dresden and Meissen, Germany - prime porcelain country. They were made by the Porcelain Factory – Victoria Schmidt & Co. of Altrohlau, Austria (1891 - 1918). The molding is nicely detailed with a ruff around the neck and a collar with a ring. The decoration is unusually colorful, with the striking contrasts between the white lower body and legs; bright orange upper body, tail, head and ruff and black face. Like Conta & Boehme Pugs, these antique pugs were inexpensive when made in the late 19th & early 20th Centuries and, thus, rarely hallmarked. They have now become quite collectible. This fellow is a good sized, sturdy pug. (He goes very nicely with his “Little Brother” – PP367.) Condition: Excellent. No chips, cracks or repairs. Size: 6 1/2” high, 6 3/4” long and 2 3/4” wide.	$140.00
PP367	LITTLE BROTHER ( Antique Bavarian Porcelain Pug Dog ): These Bavarian Pugs are immediately recognizable by their coloring – black face; bright orange head, ruff, back & tail; white body and legs. Though the standing models have a more pleasant expression, the sitting ones look fiercer. I have no explanation. From my research pugs in all countries have always had a pleasant demeanor. Though you probably get the same comment as I from small kids when walking your pug: “They’re so ugly, they’re cute!” Like Conta & Boehme Pugs, these antique pugs were inexpensive when made in the late 19th & early 20th Centuries and, thus, rarely hallmarked. This pug is more highly priced than I usually price this model because he is one of the very few who does contain a hallmark. The oval hallmark (see photos) contains “Victoria” & “Carlsbad” with “Austria” below. An eagle is inside the oval. There is also the number “294”. Again like the C & B pugs these are nicely molded and hand painted. The molding is well detailed with a ruff around the neck and a collar with a ring. They were made by the Porcelain Factory – Victoria Schmidt & Co. of Altrohlau, Austria (1891 - 1918) in what was then the Bavarian portion of the Austrian Empire. (Altrohlau, Bohemia, Austria is now Stara Role in the Czech Republic.) A pug collector from New Zealand told me these pugs were commonly called “Bavarian Pugs” so I have adopted that nomenclature. (This pug goes very nicely with his “Big Brother” – PP390.) Condition: Excellent. Few minor glaze defects on back of head. (see photo) Size: 4 3/4” high, 5” long and 2 1/2” wide.	$85.00
PP531	WANT A MATCH, MISTER? ( Antique Bisque Porcelain Pug Dog Match Holder ): I have seen and sold Pug Match Holders similar to this, but they have been white pugs who are fully glazed with a pink or blue ribbon and bow. This pug is bisque (a single fired porcelain giving a soft, slightly textured finish) with warm brown coloring and a humorous look on his face with his tongue sticking out and both eyes looking upward. There are remnants of gold strips on his ribbon and bow. In Victorian days the gold was “cold painted” after the piece cooled and then easily rubbed off – thus the partially missing gold on the collars and bells of most antique pugs. You can see the back of the basket acts as the match striker. He is unmarked, but has a gold “65” painted on the bottom. He most likely is a German made English “Fairing Piece” – given out as prizes at English country fairs. Condition: Excellent. No chips or repairs. There are some small crevices in the bottom of the basket, but they are not full thickness. The basket holds water. He does have some of the gold rubbed off of his ribbons and bow. Size: 3 1/4" high, 3 1/2" long, 1 7/8” wide.	$165.00
PP582	PUG FRUIT VENDOR ( Vintage Porcelain Pug Dog ): In these difficult times we even have to put our pugs to work – and who could deny the sales pitch (or that face) of this precious pug. You can see he is seated on an orange-topped base or plinth and holds a brown wicker basket in his mouth filled with red and golden apples. He has a light blue ribbon and bow around his neck. He is very similar to a slightly larger pug holding a basket with 2 pug pups in it. I have seen that one several times – including a pair I sold with “From Killarney” on it – so some were used as travel souvenirs. Both have model numbers on the back of the base – this one is model “8266”. I’m sure he was made by the same company, but this is the first I have ever seen of this model, so – though inexpensive – he must be relatively rare. A great addition for your pug collection – or that of a friend. Condition: Very Good. Nice molding and decoration. He has 2 minor chips along the lower edge of the base – shown in photos. Barely noticeable. Size: Pug 4” high, 3” long, 1 1/2” deep. Plinth 3 3/8” long, 1 1/2” wide, 3/8” high. Total height 4 3/8”.	$50.00
PB018	DOES IT BITE? ( Vintage Christine Baldwin Bronze Pug Dog ): This charming, beautifully sculpted bronze pug is eyeing that turtle with a mixture of curiosity and suspicion. The talented California sculptor, Christine Baldwin, captured this pug’s body language and the look on his face to perfection in this 1982 bronze. The pug - and the turtle - are posed on a lovely marble base covered by felt on the bottom. Baldwin is famous for her bronze dog sculptures – of all breeds. She executes them using the lost wax process. This beauty is quite heavy and substantial, so it will be stable and look great on your end table or coffee table. Your cat can’t knock it over. Condition: Excellent. Size: The pug is 4” tall, 3 1/4” long. The bronze base is 4 1/2” long, 2 3/4” wide, 3/8” high. (The turtle is 1” long.) The marble base is 5 3/4” long, 4” wide, 7/8” high. The total height is 5 1/4”..	SOLD!
PP533 A & B	AWESOME ANTIQUE PUG PAIR ( Antique Conte & Boehme Porcelain Pair of Pug Dogs ): One rarely finds a Conte & Boehme matching Pug Pair, particularly of this size. The reason I think this pair is the exception is that most C & B Pugs have subtle differences in the decoration of their collars and these match perfectly. Both have royal blue edging of collar and bow with a gold stripe down the middle. Though not C & B’s largest pugs (8 1/2" to the best of my knowledge), by comparing them with the smaller ones I have sold you can see these take on the much more detailed molding and appearance of C & B’s larger pugs (see sales pages & Pug Museum for comparisons). These Victorian Pugs were made by the German Porcelain Company – Conta & Boehme – in the latter part of the 1800’s. Unlike the finer Meissen & Dresden Pugs, these pugs were made for common folk. They were not initially expensive, weren’t all perfect in their molding and frequently did not bear the C & B hallmark. One might compare them to the Staffordshire dogs of England. The “35” on the left front foot of the female and the base of the male are probably the matching model numbers. The female also has “1560” & “0” on the right front foot and the male a large “0/B” on the base. I am not sure what these refer to. Neither is hallmarked. Don’t miss out on this rare find! Condition: Very good. Both were examined with a black light. One nicely repaired bell on female’s collar (see photo), few tiny chips on male’s face, the usual loss of cold painted gold from bells and collar. Price reflects repaired bell. Size: Female – 6 3/4” high, 7” long, 4 1/4" wide. Male – 6 5/8” high, 7” long, 4 1/4" wide.	ON LAYAWAY!
PP542	DELIGHTFUL DRESDEN ( Carl Thieme Dresden Porcelain Pug Dog ): This handsome Dresden Male Pug has to be on the list for any serious pug collector. He was made by the Carl Thieme Porcelain Manufactory of Potschappel, Germany, a suburb of Dresden. These pugs are made from still existing 19th Century molds using the finest hard paste porcelain and beautifully hand decorated. My photos can’t do justice to this beauty, but study the details of the molding. You can see the muscles and tendons of his legs. Though impossible to show in my photos – besides the painted hair, he has fine molded hair all over his body and tail. The pupils of his eyes are not just painted, but also in the mold. The hair of his brows is molded as well as painted. This style of Thieme Pugs comes in males & females of two sizes. This is the larger and more detailed pug. Besides the Thieme hallmark I have pictured, he has “1454” impressed in the base and “76” painted on the base. He goes very nicely with the female Thieme Pug (PB093) listed above. Condition: Excellent. No chips, cracks, scratches or repairs. There is a small black spot in the glaze of the right haunch (see photos). Size: 8 1/4” high, 8 1/2” long, 5 1/2” deep.	ON LAYAWAY!
PB120	GREAT TYROLEAN PUG HUNTER ( Vintage Bergmann Vienna Bronze Pug Dog ): This pug was made in the early 20th Century by one of Vienna’s finest Vienna Bronze artists - Franz Bergmann. His first small bronze foundry was opened in 1860. His work was continued into the 20th Century by his son, Xaver Bergmann, finally closing in 1930 due to the great depression. Their 19th Century animal sculptures were generally very realistic. The humanization of various animals (with pugs being among the most commonly used) began in the early 20th Century, probably reaching their peak of popularity in the 1920’s. They were “cold painted” so the paint was easily rubbed off. This pug was well protected by his previous owner(s), having much less loss of paint than most. I know he was made by Bergmann because he is one of the few individual figures (as opposed to the larger groupings or settings) that bears the valued Bergman hallmark (“B” within an urn). He must have been particularly proud of this pug. Aside from the quality of molding of the pug himself with his expressive face, there is remarkable detail – particularly in the rope adornment of the bugle and the two tiny triggers of the double barreled shotgun, along with the gun site and scroll decorated gold plates on each side of the front of the stock. Really quite amazing! Condition: Excellent. Very minimal paint loss. Size: 1 5/8” high, 1 1/4” wide, 1 1/4” deep.	SOLD!
PP476	PERKY MEISSEN MAIDEN ( Meissen Porcelain Pug Dog ): This Meissen Pup looks eager to go out on the town (or at least for a walk in the neighborhood), dressed in her lovely blue collar and bow. She has wonderful soft eyes with a sweet expression on her face. A tribute to the talent of the Meissen Pug porcelain artists. I love the fact that we can see our chosen breed in Meissen molds made in the 18th & 19th Centuries. I can’t prove it, but the original mold of this pug may have been made by Meissen’s greatest porcelain artist Johann Joachim Kaendler - in the 18^th Century. He was known for putting his pugs in more active poses. Though you couldn’t call this little girl very active, she is in a more interesting pose than the usual standing or seated stationary ones. Meissen pugs are made of the finest hard paste porcelain with flawless molding. My photos can’t really capture the details in the molding and decoration. She is mostly a feint fawn color. This pug carries the famous Meissen crossed swords hallmark on its base, along with the model number "78681", the molder mark "16" and a black painted "2804" indicating the artist. Condition: Excellent. Size: 3" long, 1 1/2" high, 1” deep.	SOLD!
PP601	BLACK BASIL BEAUTY ( Vintage Basil Matthews Porcelain Black Pug Dog ): I own and have sold many Basil Matthews Pugs over the years, but this is the very first black one I’ve been able to offer. She has a precious expression on her face – somewhat comical as are most of the Matthews Pugs – and is seated on a royal blue cushion decorated with blue bachelor buttons and green vines. A gold stripe surrounds the flowered top. Since his figurines were all hand decorated, no two are exactly alike, so yours will always be unique. He started producing his fanciful little figures in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, in 1946. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, along with several other honors. Now deceased (1985), his little beauties have become harder to find and even more valuable. There is usually a green felt pad on the bottom and when missing I usually replace it. I did not do so on this pug because the original red sticker with “Basil Matthew Studio” & “Made in England” is on the bottom and I did not want to risk damaging it. The base is signed “Basil Matthews” and the bottom is smooth so it will not scratch your shelf. No pug collection is complete without at least one Basil Matthew Pug – and preferably more. Don’t miss out on this rare Black Beauty! Condition: Excellent. The irregular shape of the tip of the left ear is not a chip. It is covered with glaze, thus original to the piece. Size: Total height 2 1/2". Pug 2” high, 2” long. Base 2 1/2" long, 1 3/4” deep.	SOLD!
PP584	BUTTERFLIES & ROSES ( Eve Pearce Porcelain Pug Dog ): This priceless Pearce Pug production proudly announces “Spring is busting out all over!” These young pugs are so happy to be let out for a romp in the woods. They’ve come across an old fallen tree trunk. At one end grows a branch filled with lovely red roses. Four beautiful blue butterflies are perched along the branch. The tension in the bodies of both pugs, in poses familiar to all pug lovers, shows their excitement in their discovery. Pearce has placed them on a large rock base with bunches of grass growing out of crevices along with several pink topped mushrooms. Pearce’s pugs are made from hard paste porcelain, not from molds, but modeled by hand – so there are no two alike. Yours will always be unique. You can see Eve’s hallmark along one side of the rock base. There is a felt pad on the bottom to prevent scratching. You can’t help but smile when viewing this masterpiece. It would make a wonderful gift for a loved one – or for yourself. Condition: Excellent. Size: Each pug is around 3 1/2" long. The log is 4” long. The total height is 4 1/2". The rock base is 6 3/4" long and 5” deep.	SOLD!
PP634	TEDDY & ME ( Eve Pearce Porcelain Black Pug Dog ): An all-time Pearce Pug favorite is this mommy pug with her Teddy Bear, but this is the first black pug of this model I’ve had the good fortune to offer. I love how Eve has positioned her – legs askew while cuddling her Teddy. Have you ever seen a more contented pug? I often have to apologize for my photos of black pugs because I have trouble capturing their facial features. However, you can see this one’s closed eyes and sweet face fairly well. The Teddy is a bit darker tan than he appears in the photos. His bright red bow looks great with both Teddy and mom. Pearce’s pugs are made from hard paste porcelain, not from molds, but modeled by hand – so there are no two alike. Yours will always be unique. You can see Eve’s hallmark on the bottom. There are felt pads there to prevent scratching. Condition: Excellent. Size: 4 1/2” long, 2 1/2" high, 3” wide.	SOLD!
PB068	TAILOR MADE ( Vintage Bergmann Vienna Bronze Pug Dog ): Unlike today when most pugs are pampered pets, early 20th Century Pugs – like this one – had to work for a living. This talented tailor appears to be fashioning a pair of fancy red pants. Bergmann, the most famous of Vienna Bronze artists, has put amazing detail into his Singer Sewing Machine. I remember well that of my grandmother. I can even see the hinged areas allowing the table top to open and the machine to rotate down. The top swings back up to form a flat topped table. Amazing! My only concern is how Mr. Pug reaches the pedal with his short little legs. I collect and deal both vintage (pre WWII) and new (last 20 years) Vienna Bronze Pugs. It is important to understand and be able to recognize the difference. The vintage pieces, such as this one, were molded in small batches and have much finer detail – note how you can see each individual hair of this pug’s coat. Even though the new pieces may come from the same old molds, they are made in much larger batches with much less detail and fast drying acrylic cold cast painting is used. The Vintage Vienna Bronzes have a much higher value. One of Bergmann’s distinctive hallmarks – a “B” within an urn – can be seen on the bottom of the stool, along with “Austria”. Franz Bergmann opened his first bronze foundry in Vienna in 1860. His work was continued into the 20th Century by his son, Xavier Bergmann. Many of their 20th Century pieces are based on the designs of Franz. This is a definite prize for you Vienna Bronze collectors! Condition: Excellent. Some of the paint rubbed off the pants and the “S” from Singer. Size: 2” high, 1 1/2" wide, 1 1/2" deep. Pug 1 5/8” high.	SOLD!
PP557	SHE’S A BEAUTY! ( Antique Conte & Boehme Pug Dog ): When you’re out walking your pug, do you have people say: “She’s so ugly she’s cute.”? It’s a common comment with some truth to it. But all pug owners know that our pugs become more and more beautiful in our eyes. The same may be said about all the pugs made by the German porcelain company – Conte & Boehme – in the late 19th Century. We were pug parents and collectors long before we became dealers. My primary criteria for a pug figurine purchase was that he or she appealed to me enough that I would enjoy looking at it for the rest of my life. C & B Pugs were not among my early choices (partly due to poverty), but as I continued to see them at antique shows, they started to grow on me. Now we are the proud parents of a small, beautiful C & B Pug family. Perhaps the outstanding feature of this lovely lady is her classy gold trimmed, blue striped collar and bow with almost all of its paint intact – rare for old C & B Pugs. The gold had to be “cold painted” (not part of the glaze) and thus easily rubbed off as you see on the bells. She has “41” on the base, no hallmark – very common for these originally inexpensive pugs. A great addition for your pug collection! Condition: Excellent. Checked with black light. No chips, cracks or repairs. Very small firing defect on right side, some of gold paint rubbed off. Size: 4 1/2" high, 5 1/2" long, 2 1/2" deep.	SOLD!
PP623	BUBBLE BATHING BEAUTY ( Eve Pearce Porcelain Pug Dogs ): Isn’t this the cutest thing you have ever seen! Eve has outdone herself with this custom made bubble bathing pug. The tub is a paw-decorated bowl sitting on a black and white tile “floor”. Our bathing beauty is in green water and surrounded with bubbles. Some have floated off and sister pug is playing with them. Scattered around the floor are bathing sponges, escaped bubbles and a bar of soap. Several years ago my clever wife had Eve custom make a bathing pug for me as a Christmas gift. I ask Eve if she could make something similar for my collectors and did she ever deliver! Pearce’s pugs are made from hard paste porcelain, not from molds, but modeled by hand – so there are never any two exactly alike, however this little masterpiece is truly unique. You can see Eve’s hallmark on the base. There is a felt pad on the bottom to prevent scratching. Condition: Excellent. Size: Total 7 3/4" long, 4 3/4" deep, 3 3/4” high (to top bubble). Pugs 3 1/4" long & high. Bowl 4” in diameter.	SOLD!
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