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Pair Of English Bulldogs In Polychrome Terracotta - England - 19th Century
A rare and expressive pair of polychrome terracotta English bulldogs, depicting two seated dogs with powerful modeling and a typically Victorian character.
The sculptures exhibit excellent modeling quality, with a highly naturalistic treatment of the heads, heavy lips, skin folds, and stocky bodies, characteristic of the Victorian Bulldog, a symbol of strength and loyalty in 19th-century England.
The eyes are made of glass sulfide, mounted and set within the clay, giving them remarkable depth of expression and a lively presence—a distinctive detail of quality English productions of this period.
England, 19th century
The sculptures exhibit excellent modeling quality, with a highly naturalistic treatment of the heads, heavy lips, skin folds, and stocky bodies, characteristic of the Victorian Bulldog, a symbol of strength and loyalty in 19th-century England.
The eyes are made of glass sulfide, mounted and set within the clay, giving them remarkable depth of expression and a lively presence—a distinctive detail of quality English productions of this period.
England, 19th century
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