Fine Pottery and Porcelain - 5th February 2025
Lot 1061
A Ralph Wood 'Admiral Lord Howe' Toby jug, c.1785-90, crisply modelled perched on a barrel with his
Estimate £1,200 - £1,500 | Hammer £1512
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Description
A Ralph Wood 'Admiral Lord Howe' Toby jug, c.1785-90, crisply modelled perched on a barrel with his dog recumbent beneath his right foot, holding a large foaming jug of ale, raised on a chamfered square base, decorated in pale yellow and buff glazes, restoration to his hat, 24.5cm.
Purchased from Boswell & Ward, London, August 1957.
Cf. Vic Schuler, Collecting British Toby Jugs, p.58 for a discussion of the Lord Howe model.