A rare pink lustre 'Postillion' Toby Jug, circa 1820

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A rare pink lustre 'Postillion' Toby Jug, circa 1820 Seated on a chair with an elaborately scrolled back, holding a foaming jug and a foaming mug, wearing a yellow bicorn hat, orange jacket, puce waistcoat and yellow breeches, the chair and base in pink lustre, the base inscribed 'TOBY' in black, 20cm high Footnotes: Traditionally associated with Sunderland, pink lustre was widely used in other pottery-making centres. Other examples of this rare jug are illustrated by Captain R K Price, Astbury, Whieldon and Ralph Wood Figures and Toby Jugs (1922), pl.LII, no.91 and Vic Shuler, Collecting British Toby Jugs (1994), p.68. See also the example from the Leo Kaplan Collection sold by Bonhams on 11 July 2018, lot 195. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing

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A rare pink lustre 'Postillion' Toby Jug, circa 1820

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Estimate £800-£1,000

Feb 12, 2026, 6:07 AM EST

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