A rare Lord Howe Toby jug c.1785

A rare Lord Howe Toby jug c.1785, seated on a barrel with his dog recumbent beneath his right foot, simply enamelled in blue and yellow, his clay pipe resting by his left foot, an empty jug clutched to his left side, some restoration, 24.5cm.

Provenance: the Colin Russell Collection.

This model is usually made with the jug held in the right hand, however there appear to have been some firing issues which has left the handle of the jug still clutched in that hand but away from the jug itself. Cf. Vic Schuler, Collecting British Toby Jugs, p.58 for a discussion of the Lord Howe model.