PAIR OF HAND-PAINTED PORCELAIN DOG FIGURINES - EUROPEAN,

A CHARMING PAIR OF SEATED DOG FIGURINES RENDERED IN WHITE PORCELAIN WITH HAND-PAINTED BROWN AND TAN MARKINGS. EACH DOG IS MODELLED IN A SEATED POSITION WITH ALERT, FORWARD-FACING POSTURE, POINTED EARS, AND CAREFULLY ARTICULATED FACIAL FEATURES. THE DECORATION IS APPLIED WITH PRECISION, FEATURING BROWN PATCHES ACROSS THE HEAD AND BODY, TAN-COLOURED PAWS AND FEET, AND A DARK BROWN COLLAR WITH SUBTLE DETAILING.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- FORM: SEATED DOG FIGURINES, MODELLED IN THE ROUND
- GLAZE: WHITE PORCELAIN GROUND WITH HAND-PAINTED UNDERGLAZE DECORATION
- DECORATION: BROWN AND TAN PATCHES, BLACK ENAMEL FACIAL FEATURES, BROWN COLLAR BANDS
- HEIGHT: APPROXIMATELY 21 CM EACH
- WIDTH: APPROXIMATELY 20 CM EACH
- DEPTH: APPROXIMATELY 9 CM EACH

CONDITION: BOTH FIGURINES ARE IN GOOD CONDITION FOR THEIR AGE. THE GLAZE DISPLAYS MINOR CRAZING TO THE WHITE GROUND, WHICH IS ENTIRELY CONSISTENT WITH EARLY 20TH-CENTURY PORCELAIN AND DOES NOT DETRACT FROM THE VISUAL APPEAL. HAND-PAINTED DECORATION REMAINS VIBRANT AND WELL-PRESERVED. NO CHIPS, CRACKS, OR RESTORATION IS EVIDENT. THE PIECES SHOW NATURAL PATINA FROM AGE AND HANDLING.

CHARACTERISTICS: THESE FIGURINES EXEMPLIFY THE DECORATIVE PORCELAIN PRODUCTION OF THE INTERWAR PERIOD, WHEN SUCH CHARMING ANIMAL STUDIES WERE POPULAR AS MANTELPIECE ORNAMENTS AND COLLECTOR'S ITEMS. THE HAND-PAINTED TECHNIQUE AND CAREFUL ATTENTION TO ANATOMICAL DETAIL SUGGEST QUALITY EUROPEAN MANUFACTURE, LIKELY FROM A CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN FACTORY. THE MATCHING PAIR FORMAT INDICATES THEY WERE ORIGINALLY CONCEIVED AS A SET.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION. NO MAKER'S MARK OR FACTORY STAMP IS VISIBLE ON THE BASE OF EITHER FIGURINE, THOUGH THE QUALITY OF EXECUTION AND GLAZE SUGGESTS PROFESSIONAL MANUFACTURE RATHER THAN AMATEUR PRODUCTION.

Item Size: Height: 20cm, Width: 20cm, Depth: 9cm, Weight: 1.5Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

TOORMINA
993598+5

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