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A rare Staffordshire 'Prince Hal' Toby jug and cover, circa 1820 image 1
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Lot 333*

A rare Staffordshire 'Prince Hal' Toby jug and cover, circa 1820

1 December 2021, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A rare Staffordshire 'Prince Hal' Toby jug and cover, circa 1820

Modelled as a portly figure seated on a rock, head turned and gazing up to his right, holding a sword across his chest in his right hand and an oval shield moulded with a royal portrait and 'GR' in his left, his tunic enamelled in bright red and yellow, his breeches in olive green, the green base applied with florets and sieved clay, 35.8cm (2)

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Provenance
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.

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