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Lot 96*

A rare Prattware 'Sailor' Toby Jug, circa 1795-1800

23 June 2021, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A rare Prattware 'Sailor' Toby Jug, circa 1795-1800

Seated on a high-backed chair above a sea chest, an anchor between his feet, holding a foaming jug in his left hand painted with a brown rose sprigs, a tall glass of beer in his right hand, wearing a brown hat, brown and ochre sponged jacket edged in yellow, white waistcoat and striped trousers, the base picked out in green, inscribed 'Lord, hou' [sic] in brown script underneath the base, 29cm high

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James and Timmey Challenger Collection, Chicago

Vic Schuler, Collecting British Toby Jugs (Third Edition, 1999), p.42 recorded two 'Rodney Sailor' jugs inscribed 'Lord Hou' on the base, both Prattware. One is in the Nottingham Castle Museum and the other was sold by Christie's on 22 October 1979, lot 41. The present lot represents a third example. Schuler notes on p.34 that one 'Admiral Lord Howe' jug is also known with the same inscription on the base. These titles were probably added to existing moulds following news of Howe's success during the French Revolutionary Wars. Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe commanded the Channel Fleet and was victorious at the Glorious First of June in 1794. He was promoted to Admiral of the Fleet in March 1796 and died in 1799.

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