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A creamware 'Step' Toby Jug, circa 1780 image 1
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Lot 89*

A creamware 'Step' Toby Jug, circa 1780

23 June 2021, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £1,402.50 inc. premium

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A creamware 'Step' Toby Jug, circa 1780

Of traditional form, modelled smoking a pipe held in his raised right hand, an empty jug in his left hand, his costume mottled in grey with green highlights, his face, hair and the handle in light brown, 23cm high

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Provenance
James and Timmey Challenger Collection, Chicago

A Toby jug with closely related decoration from the Bute Collection was sold by Christie's on 8 July 1996, lot 123.

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