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Lot 99*

A good pearlware 'Martha Gunn' Toby jug, circa 1790-1800

23 June 2021, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A good pearlware 'Martha Gunn' Toby jug, circa 1790-1800

Modelled seated, holding a flask in her right hand and a cup in her left, her dress painted in mottled brown and green, yellow shoes peeping out from below the hem, a blue hat applied with The Prince of Wales's feathers picked out in yellow on top of her mobcap, on an octagonal stepped base, 27.4cm high

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Provenance
James and Timmey Challenger Collection, Chicago

Martha Gunn (1726-1815) was the most famous of the 'dippers' who assisted bathers on Brighton Beach. The Prince of Wales made his first visit to Brighton in 1783 and his reported friendship with Martha Gunn led to her notoriety, alluded to by the feathers on the brim of her hat.

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