Type: Trinket Dish / Pin Dish
Brand: Wade
Production Technique: Moulded & glazed porcelain
Material: Porcelain
Style: Mid-century novelty / animal theme
Subject: Puppy / Dog
Date of Creation: c. 1950s–1960s
Region of Origin: England
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Features: Original box, hand-glazed finish
Size: Approx. 8 cm diameter x 4 cm high
A charming vintage Wade “Puppy Dish” No. 4, beautifully modelled as a small puppy standing within a woven basket-style dish. Produced in fine Wade porcelain and finished in the classic mottled glaze tones typical of mid-20th-century Wade animal wares.
This example is particularly desirable as it retains its original Wade box, clearly marked “Puppy Dish No. 4 – Made in England”, confirming authenticity and series number.
Wade Ceramics, founded in Staffordshire in the 19th century, became world-famous in the 1950s–60s for its small animal figures and novelty ceramics. These puppy dishes were produced in numbered variations and sold both domestically and for export, often as gift items. Today, boxed examples are increasingly scarce and highly collectible.
Dish: Excellent vintage condition with no chips, cracks or repairs
Glaze: Bright and glossy, with only the lightest signs of age
Box: Original box present, showing expected age-related wear and small losses to the card (see photos)
Overall: Very well-preserved and display-ready
Wade’s animal designs were intentionally kept small and affordable, which is why so many were originally given as gifts — but boxes were often discarded. Finding a numbered puppy dish still boxed over 60 years later is becoming increasingly uncommon.
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