A pair of Erfurt Pug Tureens and Covers, Circa: 1760
A pair of Thuringia / Abtsbessingen Pug Tureens and Covers, recumbent to right and left, each with their head turned, their coats of yellow-green hue, with manganese muzzles and eyes, red tongues and one with blue nostrils.
See: 'Courtly Companions - Pug and Other Dogs in Porcelain and Faience' by Gun-Dagmar Helke and Hela Schandelmaire. See on page 39 - image/figure 31 where the pugs are mentioned. These Abtsbessingen faience pug tureens, circa 1760, were produced for practical uses, 'small lidded jars for pate and butter in the form of pugs - lying down'.
Mark: Manganese 3. / V to one cover and base, the other with pale-brown 4 to cover and base.
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