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Title: Can anyone help ID this Red Glaze Porcelain Dog with glass eyes?
Post by: wiggy131 on April 15, 2011, 05:41:12 PM

Hi
I am stuck with resarching this item. Does anyone recognize it? I was hopting it was quite old. Could it be English Victorian? Or even Japanese??
Thanks for your help!
Best Wishes
Vickie

Title: Re: Can anyone help ID this Red Glaze Porcelain Dog with glass eyes?
Post by: antiquerose123 on April 17, 2011, 12:21:28 AM

Hi there,

reminds me of a FOO Dog (Chinese or Japanese, whomever made those) but not sure if made in China, or else where.  With the tongue hanging out - that is what it reminds me off.......BUT more in a whimsical (cartoonist) look...meaning not as Serious looking as the Chinese made the other ones.

He is a Cute little guy... :dog:

He is ceramic, or could he be Chalkware ???  Just a thought...

Title: Re: Can anyone help ID this Red Glaze Porcelain Dog with glass eyes?
Post by: Tigerchips on April 19, 2011, 02:20:37 PM

If i was to give it a discription it would be 'grotesque'. Actually, there were a few potteries in Torquay who used these glass eyes (i presume they are glass) and they were called Grotesque, usually in the form of a winking cat, like this one.... http://www.tennants.co.uk/Catalogue/Lots/88703.aspx

I might be, ahem, barking up the wrong tree though.  :24:

Oh yeah, this reminds me of my cat which i never did identify...
http://www.yobunny.com/pottery/index.php?topic=10882.0

It has the same matt glaze and has gold highlights and glass eyes. Coincidence?