A RARE CHINESE EXPORTWARE FIGURE OF A PUG DOG, QIANLONG
China, 1736-1795. The fighting dog seated with head facing to the left, its pink tongue protruding below its muzzle, the staring eyes enameled in black below the clipped ears, with a gilded bell suspended from a green collar, details to fur delicately painted in iron red.

Provenance: Collection Sylvain Lévy-Alban, Paris. Forty years in the trade shaped Sylvain Lévy-Alban’s taste for 17th-century objects boasting beautiful provenances. The Paris antique dealer exhibited his pieces, first in his gallery on Rue de Beaune, then on Quai Voltaire, with the same taste that can be found in his apartment near the Palais Royal. Baroness Elie de Rothschild was one of his mentors.
Condition: Excellent original condition. One tiny chip to ear. Occasionally minuscule glaze flakes and fritting, some old wear. Illegible inscription to base.

Weight: 513.6 grams
Dimensions: Height 16 cm

Auction result comparison: Compare with a pair of grisaille pug dogs from the Tibor collection, sold by Christies New York on April 10th, 2019, lot 10.

乾隆時期罕見的外銷陶瓷哈巴狗
中國，1736-1795。哈巴狗成坐姿，頭朝左，舌頭外吐，目盯前方，挂著小金鈴鐺，全身鐵紅色絨毛，細節逼真。

來源：巴黎Sylvain Lévy-Alban收藏。四十年來，Sylvain Lévy-Alban對於十七世紀古玩的絕高品味代表著優良的來源。這位巴黎的古玩商先在他Rue de Beaune路上的藝廊裏展出他的收藏，然後在Quai Voltaire，他于皇宮附近的公寓裏也可見到一些收藏。Elie de Roth-schild 男爵夫人曾是他的指引者之一。
品相：極好的原始品相。耳朵処有一道細微開裂。微笑的釉面開片，一些舊時磨損。底部有難以辨認的字樣。

重量：513.6 克
尺寸：高16 厘米