THREE ENGLISH CERAMIC TOBY JUGS - LATE VICTORIAN ERA

A CHARMING TRIO OF ENGLISH EARTHENWARE TOBY JUGS, EACH DEPICTING A JOVIAL CHARACTER IN PERIOD DRESS. THESE TRADITIONAL CERAMIC VESSELS REPRESENT THE ENDURING POPULARITY OF THE TOBY JUG FORM THROUGHOUT THE 19TH CENTURY.

OVERVIEW:
TOBY JUGS ARE A DISTINCTLY ENGLISH CERAMIC TRADITION, TYPICALLY MODELLED AS SEATED FIGURES HOLDING A JUG OR MUG. THESE THREE EXAMPLES SHOWCASE THE STANDARD VICTORIAN PRODUCTION CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FORM, WITH HAND-PAINTED DECORATION AND GLAZED EARTHENWARE CONSTRUCTION.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- LEFT JUG: FIGURE IN BLACK TRICORN HAT, GREEN JACKET, AND YELLOW BREECHES, HOLDING A BROWN JUG. CREAM-COLOURED INTERIOR RIM. STABLE SPOUT AND HANDLE.
- CENTRE JUG: FIGURE IN PURPLE HAT, BROWN JACKET WITH BLUE WAISTCOAT, YELLOW BREECHES. CREAM-COLOURED INTERIOR RIM. PURPLE HAT RIM SHOWS MINOR WEAR CONSISTENT WITH HANDLING AND AGE.
- RIGHT JUG: FIGURE IN BLACK TRICORN HAT, PINK JACKET, GREEN BREECHES, HOLDING A BROWN JUG. CREAM-COLOURED INTERIOR RIM. MOUNTED ON A TAN-COLOURED BASE.

CONSTRUCTION AND CONDITION:
ALL THREE JUGS DISPLAY THE CHARACTERISTIC CRAZING TO THE GLAZE TYPICAL OF 19TH-CENTURY EARTHENWARE. THE HAND-PAINTED DECORATION SHOWS APPROPRIATE WEAR TO FACIAL FEATURES AND CLOTHING DETAILS, CONSISTENT WITH GENUINE AGE AND USE. NO CHIPS TO SPOUTS OR HANDLES ARE EVIDENT. THE BASES ARE STABLE AND SHOW NATURAL PATINA. THESE PIECES HAVE NOT BEEN RESTORED OR REGLAZED.

BASES:
ALL THREE EXAMPLES BEAR IMPRESSED MARKS TO THE UNDERSIDE READING 'ENGLAND,' CONFIRMING ENGLISH MANUFACTURE AND DATING TO THE LATE 19TH CENTURY OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY PRODUCTION PERIOD WHEN SUCH MARKS BECAME STANDARD.

THESE TOBY JUGS REPRESENT THE POPULAR DOMESTIC CERAMIC TRADITION OF THE VICTORIAN ERA AND WOULD APPEAL TO COLLECTORS OF ENGLISH POTTERY, TOBY JUG SPECIALISTS, AND THOSE INTERESTED IN PERIOD TABLEWARE AND DECORATIVE CERAMICS.

Item Size: Height: 10cm, Width: 10cm, Depth: 10cm, Weight: 1Kg

Condition: Good

548763+40

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