A Staffordshire pearlware Toby Jug, circa 1800
Of traditional form with a foaming brown jug resting on his knee and a pipe against the side of his chair, his coat with brown spots and unusually outlined in blue, his waistcoat in ochre, his breeches, socks and shoes in brown and white 'solid agate' stripes, 24.8cm high
Footnotes:
Provenance
Bute Collection, Christie's, 8 July 1996, lot 97
James and Timmey Challenger Collection, Chicago

This jug uses for Toby's legs the same unusual striped clay technique seen on another example from the Challenger Collection sold by Bonhams on 23 June 2021, lot 95.
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There is a crack running down from the rim of the hat to his left which is about
6cm long. Otherwise in good condition with just some typical fine crazing and some very light patches patches of staining to the base.