Auction: European Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2417Location: BostonDate / Time: July 12, 2008 10:00AM
Description:
Two Staffordshire Pottery Toby Jugs, England, 19th century, each polychrome enamel decorated and modeled seated and holding frothing ale jugs, one in a Pratt-type palette with pipe by his side, ht. 9 1/4 in.; another with barrel between his legs, ht. 9 1/4 in.
Estimate $400-600
Pratt-type: sizable break and chip to front corner of hat; chips poorly repared to either side of base; small chip to pipe bowl
Rosy cheeks toby: very good condition; some spotty glaze loss surrounding base that appears to be in the making