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Lot 95*

A very rare pearlware 'solid agate' Toby Jug, circa 1800

23 June 2021, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £16,500 inc. premium

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A very rare pearlware 'solid agate' Toby Jug, circa 1800

Of traditional form, modelled seated and balancing a foaming jug on his left knee, the entire jug save for his face and hands with brown and white vertical stripes, his lips picked out in brown slip, 24.5cm high

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Provenance
James and Timmey Challenger Collection, Chicago

The striped decoration on this highly unusual Toby Jug can also be seen inside the jug, as the two colours of clay have been rolled together and press-moulded rather than painted onto the surface. Such large examples of 'solid agate' are exceptionally rare and in this instance the pattern of striped clay creates a striking costume for this remarkable jug.

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