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Lot 73*

Two small Prattware Toby Jugs, circa 1800-10

15 December 2020, 14:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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Two small Prattware Toby Jugs, circa 1800-10

Seated and smoking pipes held in their right hands, one balancing a jug on his knee with his left hand, wearing blue striped trousers and an ochre coat, 11cm high, the other wearing yellow breeches and a blue coat, an ochre and white cat nestled by his crossed feet, 13cm high (2)

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Provenance
James and Timmey Challenger Collection, Chicago

Toby Jugs of this diminutive stature are very rare. See John and Griselda Lewis, Pratt Ware (1984), p.247 for a pipe made from a very similar mould to the larger jug in the present lot.

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