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Lot 64*

A very rare black basalt Toby Jug, circa 1790

15 December 2020, 14:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £892.50 inc. premium

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A very rare black basalt Toby Jug, circa 1790

Of traditional form and finely potted, seated with a jug resting on his left knee grasped by both hands, a pipe resting at his side, his costume crisply moulded and finely finished, 23.6cm high

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Provenance
James and Timmey Challenger Collection, Chicago

No other examples of this rare jug appear to be recorded in the literature.

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