An Italian Painted Plaster Model of a Pug Dog c.1900Origin: Italian Period: Early 20thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1900 Height: 8 Width: 9. 5 Depth: 4. 5 (all at extremities) The painted plaster model of a standing pug, standing attentively with a bemused quizzical expression and wearing a collar, survives from the first quarter of the twentieth century, and probably, Italy. Remaining in sound overall condition this pug has some very small areas of loss to his decoration and to the plasterwork