Two Staffordshire 'Martha Gunn' Toby Jugs, circa 1810-20
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Two Staffordshire 'Martha Gunn' Toby Jugs, circa 1810-20
Modelled seated and holding a foaming jug and a cup, their black hats worn over white mob caps, one wearing a purple dress trimmed with a light blue collar, the other with a sprigged dress, purple collar and yellow apron, 22.8cm high (2)
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James and Timmey Challenger Collection, Chicago
Martha Gunn was the most famous of the Brighton 'dippers', responsible for assisting the bathers on Brighton beach. Her notoriety was due to her reported friendship with the Prince of Wales who first visited the town in 1783.
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Modelled seated and holding a foaming jug and a cup, their black hats worn over white mob caps, one wearing a purple dress trimmed with a light blue collar, the other with a sprigged dress, purple collar and yellow apron, 22.8cm high (2)
Footnotes:
Provenance
James and Timmey Challenger Collection, Chicago
Martha Gunn was the most famous of the Brighton 'dippers', responsible for assisting the bathers on Brighton beach. Her notoriety was due to her reported friendship with the Prince of Wales who first visited the town in 1783.
This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: *
* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.
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Two Staffordshire 'Martha Gunn' Toby Jugs, circa 1810-20
Estimate £600 - £800
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