Lot Essay
Cf. a similar example of the 'Sailor' inscribed 'Lord Hou' (sic), sold in Christie's King Street, 22 October 1979, lot 41 and another from the Billington Collection, 27 February 1989, lot 198
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CIRCA 1800, PROBABLY YORKSHIRE
Details
TWO PEARLWARE TOBY-JUGS
Circa 1800, probably Yorkshire
One modeled as 'Martha Gunn', in brown hat and Prince of Wales plumes, ochre shawl and brown-flowered dress, seated holding a bottle and a glass, 9¾in. (24.7cm.) high; the other as 'Sailor', in yellow-edged blue frock-coat and white waistcoat and chequered blue and ochre pantaloons, 11in. (28cm.) high (2)
Circa 1800, probably Yorkshire
One modeled as 'Martha Gunn', in brown hat and Prince of Wales plumes, ochre shawl and brown-flowered dress, seated holding a bottle and a glass, 9¾in. (24.7cm.) high; the other as 'Sailor', in yellow-edged blue frock-coat and white waistcoat and chequered blue and ochre pantaloons, 11in. (28cm.) high (2)
Provenance
The Bute Collection of Toby-Jugs and Glass, Christie's, London, 8 July 1996, lot 21 (Sailor)