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A fine prattware Toby jug with original cap c.1790-1800
One of the nicest prattware Toby jugs I've had for a while - crisply moulded, very well decorated, in excellent original condition and with his cap!
SN: 1/8443
£880
Good pearlware Toby jug Stafforshire c.1790
A well decorated and nicely moulded pearlware Toby jug with a bright glaze and generous strap handle - Staffordshire c1790 - please contact us for additional information and a condition report.
SN: 1/7707
£700
Mid sized Yorkshire Toby jug c.1800
Nicely decorated mid sized (7 1/4" tall) Yorkshire toby jug. Please contact us for additional information and a condition report.
SN: 1/6736
£280
Good saltglazed King George 111 Toby jug Brampton c.1840
This King George 111 Toby c.1840 is very well detailed and whilst some saltglaze pieces can come out pale or bland this one is richly coloured - in very nice original condition.
SN: 1/6965
£470
A very fine pearlware Toby jug Staffordshire c.1790
This is a particularly well made and decorated pearlware Toby jug - lightly potted and coloured in translucent ochre, cobalt, green and grey glazes and in very nice original condition. I like the fact that over some 200 years or so no-one has attempted to paint over the glaze loss on the small jug - it adds character and keeps this as a very honest and original Toby jug!
SN: 1/7666
£1060
Good short hat Prattware Toby jug c.1780
It's Rare to find a short hat Pratt Ware Toby jug and this is a lovely and well decorated example Staffordshire c.1780
SN: 1/7710
£700
Good 19th century Portuguese Toby jug
A very nicely modelled and richly decorated Portuguese Toby jug depicting a gentleman in a cloak with a lovely mermaid or caryatid handle.
SN: 1/7181
£520
Extremely rare Leonard Jarvis Lord Mackintosh Toby jug c.1952
Made for the family of Lord Mackintosh and never offered for sale - this extremely well made and decorated Toby jug is numbered 8 of what we think was only c.12
SN: 1/8435
SOLD
A good pair of mid sized prattware Toby jugs c.1780-90
Whilst I'm happy to sell them individually (£625 each) it's rather nice to find two Toby jugs that match as well as these and I know that they've been together for many years. 7 1/2" tall and decorated in typical prattware colour's.
SN: 1/8431-2
£1250
Large Drunken Parson Toby jug c.1800
A Drunken Parson Toby jug c.1800 decorated in typical black coat with a terra cotta small jug. Please contact us for additional information and a condition report.
SN: 1/8096
£740
Pearlware Yorkshire Toby jug "in the white" c.1830
A pearlware Yorkshire Toby jug with raised beaker and caryatid handle c.1830
SN: TE50
£520
Good and well decorated pearlware Toby jug c.1790
A good and very well decorated pearlware Toby Jug c.1790 in nice original condition.
SN: 1/8430
£990
Rare Ralph Wood Toby jug with 51 stamp c.1780
A good Ralph Wood Toby jug c.1780 in the "raised glass or 51" mould and one of a few with the actual 51 stamp to the under base. Well decorated with a lovely aubergine coat - some very good old restoration.
SN: 1/8425
SOLD
Fine Prattware Toby jug c.1780
A good and very nicely decorated Prattware Toby jug c.1780 with canted corners to the base, pipe between his legs and a waistcoat rather than a cravat - a good early Toby in original condition.
SN: 1/8429
£1650
Rare Village Idiot Toby jug c.1780
This lovely Village Idiot Toby jug is very nicely decorated in manganese and cobalt with touches of green. Please contact us for additional information and a condition report.
SN: 1/8420
£1950
Good and rare Postillion Toby jug c.1780 - probably Scottish or North of England
With his distinctive face, tall tricorn and periwig a good example of the Postillion Toby jug c.1780. Decorated in rich cobalt, ochre and grey glazes suggesting he is either Scottish or from the North of England. In good original condition and with a nicely detailed base.
SN: 1/8421
£3400
Good Ralph Wood "short hat" Toby jug c.1780
A good Ralph Wood short hat Toby jug with dry (unglazed) base and, typical of the earlier Woods, charmingly naive decoration in translucent Manganese, green and ochre running glazes. Please contact us for additional information and a condition report.
SN: 1/8373
£1950
Fine Askew Toby jug Staffordshire c.1780
Standing at 8 1/4" tall this "Askew" is one of the most pleasing of the mid sized Toby jugs - this example nicely decorated and crisply moulded. Please contact us for additional information and a condition report.
SN: 1/8007
£1480
19th century continental mid sized Toby jug 7 3/4" tall
An attractive mid 19th century Toby jug well decorated in translucent glazes. Please contact us for additional information and a condition report.
SN: TE5
£490
Good creamware barrel Toby jug c.1790
A good blue coated barrel Toby jug c.1790 well decorated and with a rich glaze. Please contact us for additional information and a condition report
SN: TE26
£690
Nestegg Antiques frequently have many other early English toby jugs available - Ralph Wood, Enoch Wood, Squire, Sailor, Lord Howe, Postillion, Davenport, Neale, Martha Gunn, Drunken Sal, step tobies, Sinner toby's and other rare antique toby jugs.
The number of collectors of early English toby jugs both in the UK and across the world continues to increase and this ensures that the value of collections rises accordingly - this is potentially a great investment area and certainly a lot more fun than having savings in the bank and likely to show a better return! New collectors (once their hooked!) have a tendency to buy a large number of lower priced mid Victorian or later toby jugs - my advice would be to buy fewer and concentrate on the good pre 1820 toby jugs - these early toby jugs are likely to be the good investments.
Nestegg Antiques is the leading provider of antique and early English Toby jugs and over the past ten years we have been able to work with both museums and private collectors around the world assisting them in expanding their collections. We normally have over 150 early toby jugs in stock at prices ranging from under £100 to over £7000 and therefore, in addition to the ones listed on our website, we have many others - please contact us if you are looking for a particular toby jug.
It is generally acknowledged that the earliest English toby jugs were produced in Staffordshire c.1780 although there is good reason to suggest that the Midshipmite and step toby jugs might be slightly earlier. We are all familiar with the "Ordinary" toby jug although these come in many variations such as Long Face, Roman nose, Sharp face, Yorkshire, Collier, Askew, Step etc and can be in pearlware, creamware and saltglaze stoneware as well as delft or tinglazed for the continental versions. In addition to the ordinary toby jug we have numerous other moulds such as The Squire, Hearty Good Fellow, Lord Howe, Coachman, Drunken Parson, Sinner, Sailor, Thin man, Martha Gunn, Drunken Sal, Welshman and many more - the list if not never ending is substantial! I have collectors who focus solely on variations of the ordinary toby jug and collectors who wish to have a representative selection of moulds - this is entirely down to personal preference.
Nestegg Antiques is always eager to buy good early toby jugs and as the leading supplier we are prepared to pay the very best prices - often this can be preferable to selling at auction as you avoid the not insignificant fees involved. If you have a single early toby jug or a collection that you are considering selling please contact us and we will be pleased to advice you regarding value - you may well be pleasantly surprised!
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