Engish and European Ceramics and Glass - 25th November 2014
Lot 281
A rare 'Trafalgar' or 'Victory' Toby jug c.1815-18
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000
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Description
A rare 'Trafalgar' or 'Victory' Toby jug c.1815-18, wearing a striped waistcoat and blue jacket, seated on a grey sea chest bearing the legend 'Trafalgar' to each side, the reverse with a medallion of Nelson's ship Victory, holding a foaming jug of ale and a cup, some good restoration to his left arm, 28cm.
This model is based on the 'Rodney's Sailor' Toby jugs made some 20 years earlier.
Provenance: from the Phil Medgett Collection of Toby Jugs.