Toby Jug Black Man

This is a very unusual jug. From the potting, the colouring and th mould, you can tell he's made in Portabello. But the unusual thing is that both his face and hands are painted black. If just his face was black I think he would be called a collier.

made about 1820-1840, with a very nice, but all too true of the period blue coat. Nice stripped stockings, sponged base.

Unusual in that the lid matched the hat, very unusual. Some times the hat might be a later addition.

Nice, but not that rare.

Toby Jug, another Ordinary Pratt

Another very nice jug from my friend Aurea. This one is definately a Pratt, but without the tell tale orange colouring. There is a very slight what you could call mustard behind the seat though. The colouring and sponge work on the coat is'nt very well shown here, but the jug seems very nice, and very typical of Pratt. The base is good, but the decoration is a bit too rushed. The pantaloons are a very nice blue colour, and the hat shows the normal brown colour. If it were black, then this would indicate substantial restoration. Aurea sasy the hat is restored anyway. Expect to pay about £800 for this jug.

Toby Jug, Ordinary Pratt

A very nice Pratt jug. Notice first of all the Orange colour, just as vivid now as the day it was fired.

The handle is unusual, note the molding and paint.

The sunflkower on the small jug is a nice touch.

The heavy eyebrows is a bit of a disappointment, as is the lack of moulding detail on the left hand.

And as to the horizontal line accross the base, to me this is an indicator of a mid to late victorian example.

The blue coat is nice, but a bit wishy washy in places.

Feet, as you see, over lap the base, so if you turned him over you could see his legs are hollow.

Looks to be in good condition. Couls be a bit of a bargain at £500.

Enoch Wood Toby Jug

Nice jug, I would say about 1810, made by Enoch Wood. Nitice the very high definition of the face, the over painted eye brows, and the face worts. The waistcoate looks to be very finely spotted, and the give away for Enoch Wood is the marbled base. Very difficult to see here, but the finish should be slightly matt. Nice hair, you can almost see the waves. Pipe by the right hand side which is a nice touch, and the pot heholding looks good, probobly just grated clay, sometimes this can be given a bubble effect. Price is difficult, I asked in Portabello Road last week, and no toby jugs are selling, so I reakon the price of this one will be about £1000, shich is quite expensive in market.

Standing Man Toby Jug

Not a bad toby, notice the poor quality of the potting. The cracle, or the crazing which is evident all over seems to be an indication of age, but dont be decieved. I have seen better, indeed much better, and therefor would put this one at about £100. The poor paintwork, that awrfull red brick coloured coat and the sponge painted base all indicate its a late copy.

Hatless toby

Very nice hatless jug, very old , suspect it must be about 1780, if not earlier. Bought from a dealer in New York, USA.

Camden Lock

Here in Camden Lock, some of the shops try and stand out by having something stuck on the outside, in the case of this one, it's a rocking chair, so this shop I think sells funiture, I think. 

On a visit to Camden Lock, on the road that goes under the bridge, all the shops try and outbid each other and make themselves stand out, and one of the ways is to put something on the outside on the front, like this one.

This a test of my email address as a picture.

Blue Coat Toby Jug

Bought about 5 years ago from my first auction at Sotherbys, I think this jug is about 1800-1820. The definition on the face is good, but the best think is the base, which I can only describe as criss cross. The pantaloons are good, I just love the colour, such an interesting green. The small jug is nice, any decoration here is a bonus. The yellow waistcoat is nice as well. The most unusual think about this jug is his right hand, it just sort of overs in front of the jug, jast as if someone has made a grab for his drink and he's protecting it. Remarkable how this has survived 200 years and not been broken. Th jug is normal size, and does appear quite heavy. The mould marks appear down the side of the coat. Could be made by Pratt, although Pratt seems to be an over used adjective, the orange colour used as part of the decoraction of the crosses around the base are definative. 

Blue and White Toby Jug

  

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