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Lot 88*

A rare Wood family 'Admiral Lord Howe' Toby Jug and cover, circa 1790

23 June 2021, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £2,805 inc. premium

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A rare Wood family 'Admiral Lord Howe' Toby Jug and cover, circa 1790

Thinly potted and with translucent glazes, modelled seated on a barrel with a spaniel sleeping at his feet and a pipe resting against the barrel, holding a foaming jug in both hands, delicately coloured in pale yellow, green and tones of brown, 26.4cm high, incised '63' (2)

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Provenance
With Leonard Russell, Newhaven
James and Timmey Challenger Collection, Chicago

The origin of the Lord Howe name in association with the 'Man on the Barrel' Toby is discussed by Vic Schuler, Collecting British Toby Jugs (Second Edition, 1994), p.58. Another example was sold by Bonhams on 14 November 2018, lot 290.

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