Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 28th February 2017
Lot 112
A rare female Snuff Taker Toby jug c.1830
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £400
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Description
A rare female Snuff Taker Toby jug c.1830, wearing a green dress with a polka dot scarf tied around her neck, holding a circular snuff box and raising a pinch to her right nostril, minor faults, 23.5cm.
Provenance: the Colin Russell Collection.
Female snuff-takers are more commonly seen in the Portobello type, such as the example sold at these salerooms on 25th February 2014, lot 438.