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Unusual Yorkshire Toby jug c.1800
One of very few enamelled Yorkshire Toby jugs I have seen over the past 20 years. Well decorated in typical North of England colours.
SN: 1/8002
SOLD
Striking White Toby jug Staffordshire c.1800
An unusual Toby jug which is predominantly white but very well decorated in puce with a buff coloured small jug. Please contact us for additional information and a condition report.
SN: 1/8023
£790
Good pearlware Toby jug Staffordshire c.1780
A good pearwlare Toby jug well decorated in translucent manganese, ochre, cobalt and green glazes.
SN: 1/8025
£1190
Fine Walton Toby jug c.1820
One of the best Walton Toby jugs I've had with good decoration and a clear moulded "WALTON" banner to the underbase.
SN: 1/8024
£1250
Good Pearwlare Toby jug c.1780
Well moulded and decorated in manganese and cobalt translucent glazes this is a particularly nice Toby jug. Please contact us for additional information and a condition report.
SN: 1/8021
£1350
Good creamware prattware Toby jug c.1790
An attractive creamware Toby jug c.1790 well decorated in typical Prattware colours. Please contact us for additional information and a condition report.
SN: 1/8016
£790
Good mid sized Pearlware Toby jug Staffordshire c.1800
A very nice pearlware mid sized Toby jug c.1800 - well decorated and crisply moulded. Please contact us for additional information and a condition report.
SN: 1/8013
£460
Good creamware Toby jug Staffordshire c1790
A very nicely decorated creamware Toby jug c.1790 - translucent manganese, ochre, green and grey running glazes. Please contact us for additional information and a condition report.
SN: 1/8008
£890
Good pearlware Toby jug Staffordshire c1790
A very nice and original pearlware Toby jug c.1790 crisply moulded and with a lovely glaze.
SN: 1/8015
£1060
Good creamware Toby jug c.1790
A very pleasing creamware Toby jug c.1790 well decorated in translucent running glazes - in good original condition
SN: 1/8009
£950
Good pearlware Toby jug Staffordshire c.1790 - largest handle ever!
This is a very attractive and well decorated pearlware Toby jug which must have been specially ordered for a large handed man as it has the largest handle I've ever seen on an early Toby jug! Please contact us for additional information and a condition report.
SN: 1/8014
£720
Good pearlware blue and white Toby jug Staffordshire c.1800
A very well decorated blue and white pearlware Toby jug c.1800 - often mistaken for delft these are very attractive and relatively rare Toby jugs. Please contact us for additional information and a condition report.
SN: 1/8005
£1350
Fine Ralph Wood Toby jug c.1780 - ex museum
A fine Ralph Wood Toby jug with crisp moulding and bright glaze decorated in translucent manganese and green running glazes. Please contact us for additional information and a condition report.
SN: 1/8003
£1850
Lord Howe Toby jug Staffordshire c.1800 "Good Ale"
A very nice example of the enamelled Lord Howe Toby jug c.1800 - on one side of the barrel is written "Good" and on the other "Ale". Please contact us for additional information and a condition report.
SN: 1/8004
£1950
Good pearlware 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
£990
Very fine pearlware Toby jug c.1780
In lovely original condition and with no restoration a particularly fine and well decorated pearlware Toby jug c.1780. The decoration is very distinctive and I have had several Toby's which are clearly from this pottery including a Postillion, however, as is so often the case we do not known the pottery!
SN: 1/8001
£1690
An interesting Staffordshire Toby jug c.1810-20 - J Bournell, London
A nicely decorated Toby jug c.1810-20 with an under base inscription for "J. Bournell London" I am aware of three Toby's with this inscription which is painted in the same red as on his small jug and this may be the name of the seller in London or the collector. Please contact us for additional information and a condition report.
SN: 1/8000
£725
Fine pearlware Toby jug with original cap c.1780
A very good "four colour" pearlware Toby jug c.1780 with his original cap or crown. In very good condition with no restoration. One of those Toby's to which the pictures never do justice - a great piece!
SN: 1/7999
£1550
Prattware Long Face Toby jug Staffordshire c.1780
This is the tall hat version of the Long Face Toby c.1780 - well decorated in striking Prattware colours. Please contact us for additional information and a condition report.
SN: 1/7997
£1450
Good creamware Toby jug Staffordshire c1790
In fine original condition a creamware Toby jug well decorated in translucent cobalt, ochre, manganese and grey running glazes
SN: 1/7996
£750
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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