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Day 3: Zelle Collection, American & European

Sat, May 14, 2016 09:00AM EDT - Sun, May 15, 2016 09:00AM EDT
Lot 711

Nine Dog-Related Table Articles

Estimate: $400 - $800

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Continental and Japanese, late 19th/early 20th century: Arthur Court brass and turned wood bulldog-form ink stand, inset eyes, hinged cover, stamped "Arthur Court Designs"; pair English terracotta seated pups painted black and brown, late 19th century, inset glass eyes, 6 in., [one with old crack to foot, the other with possible repair to one hind leg, surface losses]; seated terracotta bulldog, 8-1/2 in., [probable restoration to front paws;] large terracotta dog head with inset glass eyes, black collar, unmarked, late 19th century, 11 x 7 x 10-3/4 in., [losses to paint;] pair painted porcelain seated bulldogs, white collar with bells, no maker's mark, 5 in., [ball from collar of one off but available for restoration;] Japanese key-wind plush poodle being bitten by a yellow jacket, tail, mouth and eyes move, "Made in Japan". Condition: . Provenance: Collection of Anne and Robert K. Zelle, Nashville, Tennessee and Gulf Stream, Florida