Featured Little Pug Statue-Age & Maker ?

I adopted this little pooch & there's lots on the web-but none have this vent hole.He's 3 1/4 inches high & from my examination,totally unmarked.
It looks like this same mold was re-used thru the years but none with this vent hole (most are open bottom as in last pic).
Any guesses on age or maker ? Thanks for the help.

Most all bases are open,like this-

 

u certain that's not a cat ?

 

https://lens.google.com/search?ep=g...0V1VVVjFlRFl4WHpJd1dFUnpMVGRpWVRkU1p3PT0iXQ==

many here,,,

 

you find those vent holes in old staffordshire pottery pieces, that would be my guess

 

yours is more likely pottery than porcelain, hence the difference

https://www.etsy.com/dk-en/listing/1445444243/antique-pug-porcelain-pug-staffordshire

 

another example with vent hole, colours varied a lot

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/982...how_sold_out_detail=1&ref=nla_listing_details

 

I thought I saw one of those on Antique roadshow, but I could be wrong.

 

Are you sure it’s a “he”?

 

Yours looks like maybe a slightly crude pottery copy. Love it though. I collect old pugs and bulldogs. I have a pretty fine porcelain pug in a different form that I happily scored at a thrift store. Back when I could still walk into a thrift and find something good every time just about. I have some not as nice ones too.

 

Charlie's Etsy ref for a 19th Staffordshire Pug Referred to it as 'a "Cat Face" Pug, he also has a loosely curled "cat-like" tail, unlike the typically, tightly curled tail on other Pug porcelain figurines.' That fits to a T,so yep Komo,he does look like a cat.
Thanks All for interest & very knowledgeable feedback ! I was hoping it was an old Staffy- type,I mean Pugs-I reflexively think UK before anywhere else.
PS-No offense to the rest of the Pug loving world,it's just my stereotype !

 

I had one of these once and I think it was German

 

Yes-Here's one of the 7 1/2" high German ones-
https://www.chairish.com/product/3567075/antique-mid-19th-century-german-porcelain-pug-figurine

 

Have seen some of these cat-faced Pugs described as Staffordshire for years, but to me, they seem much more likely to be mid-late 19th century German, economy versions of Meissen Pugs. I've owned an uncommon cat (Pug-faced?) figurine for years with the same body and tail as the Pugs, and with a bow rather than bells (around 6" tall, it's in a box somewhere), but can't locate a pic of the full piece, but here's his face beside my old, dog-like kitty Spot, their serious faced resemblance the reason I bought the piece...




~Cheryl

 

As cat people-couldn't resist the little hybrid-it's only 3 1/4" high.The German & Staffordshire pieces look really close-poss shared molds ?
I think a few US companies might've pinched or copied European Majolica molds.

 

oh , c'mon....that's a cat faced ..cat !

 

Way,way,wait a second-is zis a dog faced cat or a cat faced dog or a pug faced statue ?

 

My niece wants a piggy bank for her birthday I was just told. I was sending my sister a photo of the banks I have on hand to see if any would do the trick. It occurred to me right as I was clicking out of the picture that my cat faced cat closely resembles your cat faces dog. Maybe both inspired by same mold.

 

J-That's really similar.I know certain molds were swiped/adopted by rival companies.It also reminds of me of Dragonfly's-I think all these critters are related.
Good luck with your Niece,it sounds like you'll make her a wonderful memory w/that bank.