PAIR OF TOBY PHILPOT TOBY JUGS - WOOD & SONS AND TONY WOOD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND

TWO TOBY PHILPOT CHARACTER JUGS IN THE TRADITIONAL SEATED FORM, EACH DEPICTING A JOVIAL FIGURE IN TRICORN HAT HOLDING A JUG OF ALE. BOTH ARE STAFFORDSHIRE PRODUCTIONS IN THE CLASSIC TOBY JUG TRADITION.

THE FIRST JUG (DARKER COLOURWAY) FEATURES A BROWN TRICORN HAT, MAROON COAT, GREEN BREECHES, AND IS MARKED TO THE BASE WITH AN IMPRESSED STAMP READING "MRS PHILPOT" ALONG THE FRONT EDGE AND A PRINTED MARK READING '"TOBY"' ABOVE 'WOOD & SONS' AND 'ENGLAND'.

THE SECOND JUG (LIGHTER COLOURWAY) FEATURES A BLACK TRICORN HAT, BROWN COAT, CREAM BREECHES, AND IS MARKED TO THE BASE WITH A PRINTED BLACK MARK READING 'TONY WOOD' ABOVE 'STAFFORDSHIRE' AND 'ENGLAND', WITH THE LETTER 'D' ABOVE THE MARK. THE FRONT EDGE OF THE BASE READS "PHILPOT" IN IMPRESSED LETTERING, WITH PARTIALLY LEGIBLE CHARACTERS PRECEDING IT. REMNANTS OF A PAPER LABEL ARE ALSO VISIBLE ON THE BASE.

IDENTIFICATION:
* JUG 1 - MAKER: WOOD & SONS, ENGLAND
* JUG 1 - BASE MARK: PRINTED MARK '"TOBY"' WITH WOOD & SONS CREST AND 'ENGLAND'; IMPRESSED 'MRS PHILPOT' TO FRONT EDGE
* JUG 2 - MAKER: TONY WOOD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND
* JUG 2 - BASE MARK: PRINTED BLACK MARK 'TONY WOOD / STAFFORDSHIRE / ENGLAND' WITH LETTER 'D'; IMPRESSED 'PHILPOT' TO FRONT EDGE

CONDITION:
* BOTH JUGS ARE IN GOOD OVERALL CONDITION WITH INTACT GLAZE
* NO VISIBLE CHIPS OR CRACKS TO RIMS, SPOUTS, HANDLES OR BODIES
* MINOR SURFACE WEAR CONSISTENT WITH AGE
* REMNANTS OF A PARTIALLY REMOVED PAPER LABEL ON THE BASE OF THE TONY WOOD JUG
* INTERIORS APPEAR CLEAN WITH NO VISIBLE STAINING OR DAMAGE

Item Size: Height: 32cm, Width: 32cm, Depth: 26cm, Weight: 2Kg

Condition: Good

779177+15

Location of item: 90-94 Bannister Road, Canning Vale, WA, Australia

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