Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 25th February 2014

Lot 428

A Walton pearlware Toby jug early 19th century

Estimate £250 - £350 | Hammer £250

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Description

A Walton pearlware Toby jug early 19th century, of traditional form, wearing a brown coat and checked waistcoat, with warty and ruddy complexion, his foaming jug of ale painted with a blue foliate design, applied scroll mark to the base, 25.5cm.

Provenance: by repute, from the S J Benwell Collection.

Cf. Bonhams, 3rd March 2010, lot 218 for a near identical example.