Collection of Nine Silver Model Dogs
including two sterling examples, a Bull Terrier, l. 4-1/2", and an English Bulldog, l. 4-3/4", hallmarked London, 1987, by Tessiers; five bonded porcelain filled examples, including a Husky, l. 6-1/2", and a Great Dane, l. 7", by Tekform, with a Shar-Pei, h. 5-1/4", a Newfoundland, l. 5-3/4", and a Foxhound, l. 6-1/4"; and two unmarked examples, a small Retriever, l. 3", and a King Charles Spaniel caster, h. 3-3/4".
25.47 t. oz. (sterling examples only)
Provenance: Private collection, Mobile, Alabama; purchased from Mark Birley: The Private Collection, Sotheby's London, March 21, 2013, lot 301.

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