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A rare Spode and Copeland pearlware Toby jug, circa 1811-15 image 1
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Lot 125

A rare Spode and Copeland pearlware Toby jug, circa 1811-15

17 May 2017, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A rare Spode and Copeland pearlware Toby jug, circa 1811-15

Of traditional form, wearing a brown tricorn hat, bright yellow coat, green breeches and patterned waistcoat, the foaming jug on his knee painted with a flower spray, the rectangular black line base with canted corners,
25.5cm high, incised to the back 'Spode & Copeland' (chip to hat)

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A similar jug was sold by Bonhams, 8 April 2009, lot 33 and this was also inscribed with a rare mark for the partnership of William Copeland and Josiah Spode II. Their London business traded under this name from circa 1797 to 1816

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