Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 20th February 2018
Lot 67
A rare female Snuff Taker Toby jug c.1830
Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £280
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Description
A rare female Snuff Taker Toby jug c.1830, wearing a blue dress with a pink apron, holding a circular snuff box and raising a pinch to her nostril, a small filled chip to the rim, 23.7cm.
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.