Fat or Thin, Toby Jugs Attracting Attention
Boy on a Barrel Toby jug, Pratt ware, c.1800, seated on barrel with applied flowering corn sheaves, holding a basket on his head that forms the neck of the jug, wearing yellow breeches and an ochre coat, octagonal base, 10 3/4 in., $10,429.
Early Toby jugs made by Staffordshire potters in the late 18th and early 19th centuries are getting high prices at auction. Toby jugs were first created in the 1760s. They were very popular from 1776 to 1825, but many later versions have been made. Prices in a recent Bonhams’ sale in London ranged from $1,216 […]