
Fergus Gambon
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James and Timmey Challenger Collection, Chicago
An earlier Wood family version of this jug from the same collection was sold by Bonhams, 15 December 2020, lot 58. The identity of the figure has been much debated, with suggestions of Prince Hal or Falstaff from Shakespeare's Henry IV and V, or possibly King George IV when Prince of Wales, masquerading at a Brighton ball as King Hal (Henry VIII). Lord Mackintosh believed the model to be Sir Toby Belch from Twelfth Night.