A creamware 'Tipsy Man' jug

CIRCA 1790

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A creamware 'Tipsy Man' jug
Circa 1790
Naïvely modelled as a grinning man seated in a chair with splayed legs, holding a large jug of frothing ale, with incised brown hair, his frock-coat streaked in grey and green (hat repaired and partly lacking, edge of sides of base lacking, repair to left foot)
10in. (25.5cm.) high

Lot Essay

Cf. Vic Schuler, British Toby Jugs (1986) pp. 83 and 84 where the author states that only four other Toby-jugs of this type were known at the time of writing. Similar examples were sold at Sotheby's, 22 May 1990, lot 401 and 13 June 1995, lot 401.

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