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Lot 19

A Wood type 'Sharp Face' Toby Jug
Circa 1790.

8 April 2009, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £2,880 inc. premium

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A Wood type 'Sharp Face' Toby Jug

Circa 1790.
Wearing a brown tricorn hat, blue coat, ochre breeches and buckled shoes, modelled raising a glass to his lips, a foaming jug upon his knee, upon a rectangular base with canted corners, the underside unglazed, 24.5cm high (section of his hat restuck at the front, restored chip at back of hat, restored right arm, wrist and fingers)

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Provenance: Christie's, 4 June 1979, lot 112. A similar example from the John Heap Collection was sold in these rooms, 8 September 2004, lot 123

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