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Pearlware Jug

circa 1840 Gaudy Welsh Pearlware Jug
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
circa 1840 Gaudy Welsh pearlware jug with double-S handle & bold spout. The whole with gadroon
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Antique 1840s British Victorian Pitchers

Materials

Ceramic

circa 1840 Gaudy Welsh Pearlware Jug
circa 1840 Gaudy Welsh Pearlware Jug
H 6.75 in W 7 in D 4.75 in
English Pearlware Pottery Blue and White Jug
Located in Downingtown, PA
The large underglaze blue and white pearlware jug is decorated with flowers on one side and a
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Pitchers

Materials

Pearlware

English Pearlware Pottery Jug with Speckled Blue Glaze
Located in Downingtown, PA
English pearlware pottery jug with speckled blue glaze, Circa 1780-1800 The pearlware jug with
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Antique 1780s Georgian Pitchers

Materials

Ceramic, Pearlware, Pottery

English Mocha Pottery Blue Slip Jug
Located in Downingtown, PA
pearlware jug features a vibrant blue slip ground adorned with three distinct groupings of four thin white
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Antique Early 19th Century Georgian Pitchers

Materials

Ceramic, Pearlware, Pottery

English Mocha Pottery Blue Slip Jug
English Mocha Pottery Blue Slip Jug
H 7.75 in W 9.38 in D 7 in
English Mocha Pottery Pearlware Earthworm Jug
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Mocha Pottery Pearlware Earthworm Jug, Circa 1800-20 The pearlware mocha jug has three
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Antique Early 19th Century English Folk Art Ceramics

Materials

Pearlware, Pottery

English Staffordshire Pearlware Pottery Large Bacchus Jug
By Staffordshire
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Pearlware Pottery Large Bacchus Jug, Staffordshire, Circa 1800 The Pearlware pottery large
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Pottery

Materials

Pearlware, Pottery

Wedgwood Pearlware Fox Hunting Jug, circa 1810
By Wedgwood
Located in Downingtown, PA
Wedgwood pearlware pottery fox hunting jug, circa 1810. This ovoid jug has a cylindrical neck, a
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Pitchers

Materials

Pearlware, Pottery

Miniature Antique Pearlware Blue & White Painted Jug
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful and rare antique English pearlware hand painted miniature jug dating from the latter
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Antique 18th Century English Pitchers

Materials

Pearlware

English Mocha Pottery Pearlware Cat's Eye Design Jug
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Mocha Pottery Pearlware Cat's Eye Jug, Circa 1800-1820 The pearlware mocha jug has a band
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Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art Ceramics

Materials

Pearlware, Pottery

English Pearlware Silver Shape Blue & White Printed Jug
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A large and impressive English pearlware, possibly Liverpool, blue and white printed silver shaped
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Antique Late 18th Century English Pitchers

Materials

Pearlware

Georgian Pearlware Treaty of Paris Commemorative Pottery Jug 1814
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare Georgian pearlware pottery jug commemorating the Treaty of Paris on 30th May, 1814. The
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Antique 1810s English George III Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Pearlware

Pearlware Bear Jug and Cover, English, Early 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
Napoleonic Bear Baiting Jug and Cover, Probably Scottish,
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Antique Mid-19th Century Scottish Regency Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

English Pearlware Pottery Large Blue Slip Jug, Dated 1787, Possibly Leeds
By Leeds Pottery
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Pearlware Pottery Large Blue Slip Jug, Dated 1787, Possibly Leeds. The large English
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Antique 1780s English Georgian Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Mocha Slip-decorated large Pottery Banded Jug, Circa 1810-20
Located in Downingtown, PA
Mocha Slip-decorated large Pottery Banded Jug, Circa 1810-20 The circular large pearlware pottery
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Antique Early 19th Century English Folk Art Ceramics

Materials

Pearlware, Pottery

English Staffordshire pearlware pitcher by Chetham & Woolley, 1820-30
By Chetham & Woolley 1
Located in Kenilworth, IL
English Staffordshire cider jug with pearlware glaze with light blue band with applied grape vine
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Antique Early 19th Century British Pitchers

Materials

Stoneware

18th-Century English Pottery Hearty Good Fellow Toby Jug
Located in Downingtown, PA
English pottery hearty good fellow pearlware toby jug circa 1800    An unusual variation on
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

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English Pearlware Cider Jug
Located in New York, NY
English pearlware cider jug and cover with chinoiserie decoration in underglaze blue (minor
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Pitchers

English Pearlware Cider Jug
H 13.25 in W 10 in D 5.75 in
English Pearlware Miniature Toby Jugs
Located in New York, NY
English pearlware pottery miniature toby jugs decorated in underglaze Pratt colors
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Barware

Materials

Pottery

English Pearlware Miniature Toby Jugs
English Pearlware Miniature Toby Jugs
H 4.75 in W 2.25 in D 3.5 in
Matched Pair of English Staffordshire Pearlware Dolphin Cream Jugs, circa 1800
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Matched Pair of English Pearlware Dolphin Cream Jugs Circa 1800, each modelled with green enameled
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Antique Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Ceramics

Materials

Pearlware, Pottery

Rare English Pearlware Toby Jug with Lobed Hat
Located in New York, NY
A rare English pearlware pottery toby jug with lobed hat decorated in underglaze Pratt colors
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

A Fine English Pearlware Hearty Good Fellow Toby Jug
Located in New York, NY
A fine English pearlware Hearty Good Fellow toby jug decorated in underglaze Pratt colors
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

A Fine Prattware Toby Jug
Located in New York, NY
A fine English pearlware toby jug decorated in underglaze Pratt colors
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Pitchers

Materials

Pottery

A Fine Prattware Toby Jug
A Fine Prattware Toby Jug
H 9.25 in W 4.25 in D 7 in
Rare Prattware Bacchus Toby Jug
Located in New York, NY
A rare English pearlware Bacchus toby jug, with Bacchus on the front, Pan on the back, a monkey
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Rare Prattware Bacchus Toby Jug
Rare Prattware Bacchus Toby Jug
H 12.75 in W 8 in D 5 in
Rare Prattware Bacchus Toby Jug
Located in New York, NY
A rare English pearlware Bacchus toby jug decorated in underglaze Pratt colors with mdeallions of
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Pitchers

Materials

Pottery

Rare Prattware Bacchus Toby Jug
Rare Prattware Bacchus Toby Jug
H 12.25 in W 7.5 in D 5.25 in
Rare Wood Family Squire Toby Jug
By Ralph Wood Pottery
Located in New York, NY
A rare Wood family pearlware pottery squire toby jug decorated in underglaze colors
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Rare Wood Family Squire Toby Jug
Rare Wood Family Squire Toby Jug
H 11 in W 5.5 in D 7.5 in
Rare Prattware, "Thin Man" Toby Jug
Located in New York, NY
A rare English pearlware pottery Thin Man toby jug decorated in underglaze Pratt colors of yellow
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Pitchers

Materials

Pottery

Rare Prattware, "Thin Man" Toby Jug
Rare Prattware, "Thin Man" Toby Jug
H 9.5 in W 3.5 in D 5.5 in
Pratt Toby And Cover
Located in New York, NY
A fine English pearlware toby jug and cover decorated in underglaze Pratt colors
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Pratt Toby And Cover
Pratt Toby And Cover
H 10.25 in W 4.5 in D 6 in
A Large Pearlware Jug
Located in Katonah, NY
A large early 19th century Pearlware jug with machine turned grooves to the base, and neck. The
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Antique 19th Century English Pitchers

A Large Pearlware Jug
A Large Pearlware Jug
H 8.75 in Dm NaN in
Blue and White Pearlware Jug
Located in Katonah, NY
A blue and white pearlware jug with a lively design of flower buds presented as pinwheels and
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Pitchers

Blue and White Pearlware Jug
Blue and White Pearlware Jug
H 7.5 in W 5 in D 6.75 in
Mocha Pearlware Jug with Double Earthworm Design, circa 1800
Located in Downingtown, PA
Mocha pearlware jug with double earthworm design, circa 1800-1830. The mocha pearlware jug or
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Antique Early 19th Century English Folk Art More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Pottery

A Colourful Bristol Pearlware Jug and Basin
Located in Downingtown, PA
The pearlware jug is charmingly painted with a bocage of yellow, ochre and blue-grey flowers amidst
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Antique 19th Century Serving Bowls

Prattware Pearlware Jug with Children with Heart-Shaped Panels, 1810-1820
Located in Downingtown, PA
oval pearlware jug has coloured moulded designs. On either side of the jug are large heart-shaped
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Pitchers

Materials

Pearlware, Pottery

A Sponged Pearlware Jug
Located in Katonah, NY
A late 18th century pearlware pottery jug with a sponged glaze. Spongeware was made by applying
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Pitchers

A Sponged Pearlware Jug
A Sponged Pearlware Jug
H 5.5 in Dm 3 in
Antique Pitcher Staffordshire Brown Pottery
Located in Katonah, NY
A large Staffordshire pearlware jug painted with a rich brown ground decorated with grapes and
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Antique 1820s English Folk Art Pitchers

Materials

Earthenware

English Documentary Pearlware Yellow-Ware Napoleonic Jug, Dated 1813
Located in Downingtown, PA
The pearlware jug with Napoleonic cartons to each side also has the names-William & Sarah Cooper
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Pitchers

Materials

Pearlware

Pearlware Blue Glazed Mocha Slip-Inlaid Rouletted Jug
Located in Downingtown, PA
Pearlware blue glazed mocha slip-inlaid rouletted jug, circa 1820. Unusual cobalt blue glaze on
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Pitchers

Materials

Pearlware, Pottery

English Pearlware Pottery Silver Resist Lustre Jug with Bird Painting
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Pearlware Pottery Silver Resist Lustre Jug with Bird Decoration, Circa 1810-20 The silver
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Antique 1810s English Regency Pottery

Materials

Pearlware, Pottery

An Unusual Staffordshire Pearlware Moulded Jug
Located in Downingtown, PA
The jug is relief-molded and painted in blue, ochre, yellow and brown enamels with rows of
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Antique 19th Century English Pitchers

English Pearlware Imari Jug of Massive Scale Decorated with Lotus Flowers
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Chinoiserie Pearlware Imari Jug of Massive Scale This impressive Imari-colored jug is
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Pottery

Materials

Ceramic, Pearlware, Pottery

English Possibly Yorkshire Lustre Pearlware Forget Me Not Cream Jug
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A scarce antique English, possibly Yorkshire or Sunderland lustre pearlware pottery cream jug
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Antique 1820s English George III Pitchers

Materials

Pottery

Pearlware Pottery Mocha Jug with Seaweed and Earthworm Design, circa 1830
Located in Downingtown, PA
Pearlware pottery mocha jug with seaweed and earthworm design, circa 1830 The mocha jug with a
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Antique 19th Century English Folk Art Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Creamware, Pottery

Mochaware Jug
Located in Katonah, NY
This large, barrel shaped, mochaware jug is machine turned, and banded with blue slip and a
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Antique Early 19th Century English Folk Art Pitchers

Materials

Pearlware

Mochaware Jug
Mochaware Jug
H 6.75 in Dm 5.5 in
Prattware Jug with Vine and Scale Design
Located in Downingtown, PA
The jug is decorated in a pattern known as Vine & Scale with a moulded design of grapes and grape
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Antique Early 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Regency Pottery

Materials

Pearlware

Mocha Pottery Double Cat's Eye-Decorated Jug, circa 1820
Located in Downingtown, PA
Mocha Pottery double cat's eye-decorated jug, circa 1820 The jug with two bands of a gray-brown
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Ceramics

Materials

Pearlware, Pottery

A Mochaware Jug
Located in Katonah, NY
and related dipped wares, 1770-1939" figure 161 pg 113 which describes that jug: " A pearlware
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Antique 19th Century British Regency Pitchers

A Mochaware Jug
A Mochaware Jug
H 7 in Dm 4.75 in
Staffordshire Blue and White Printed Jug of Grazing Rabbits, circa 1820
Located in Downingtown, PA
The printed Staffordshire blue and white jug shows rabbits in a landscape.  
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Pottery

Materials

Pearlware

Antique English Yellow Mocha Jug with Leaf, Earthworm and Cat's Eye Designs
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Pottery Yellow Mocha Jug with Leaf, Earthworm and Cat's Eye Decoration, Circa 1820 The
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Antique Early 19th Century English Folk Art Ceramics

Materials

Pearlware, Pottery

English Mocha Pottery Blue & Yellow Slip Jug with Cat's Eye Decoration
Located in Downingtown, PA
Mocha Pottery Blue & Yellow Slip Jug with Cat's eye decoration, Early 19th Century. This early
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Antique Early 19th Century English Folk Art Pitchers

Materials

Pearlware, Pottery

English Pottery Mocha Large Barrel-Form Jug with Earthworm Design, circa 1820
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Pottery Mocha large Barrel-form Jug with Earthworm design, circa 1820 A large Mocha
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Antique Early 19th Century English Folk Art Barware

Materials

Pottery, Pearlware

Newcastle Pearlware Botanical Pottery Puzzle Jug and Dated 1830
Located in Downingtown, PA
-Benton, 1830. Dated 1830. The large Newcastle Pearlware Puzzle jug is inscribed below the spout with
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Pitchers

Materials

Pearlware, Pottery

Banded Pearlware Mocha Jug with Earthworm Design, 1790-1810
Located in Downingtown, PA
Banded pearlware mocha jug with Earthworm design, 1790-1810. The barrow-form jug has a wide
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Antique Late 18th Century English Folk Art Barware

Materials

Pearlware, Pottery

Pearlware Jug Chinoiserie Decoration
By Leeds Pottery
Located in Leeds, GB
Delighfully understated chinoiserie decoration of this Pearlware Jug ascribed to the Leeds Pottery
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Pottery

English pearlware jug, ‘Richard & Jenney Turner, 1795’.
By Staffordshire
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
Liverpool pottery pearlware jug, dated 1795. Hand painted in underglaze blue, with an inscription
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Antique 1790s English George III Pitchers

Materials

Earthenware

Antique Staffordshire Pottery Pitcher with Cock Fighting Hand-Painted Decoration
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
A fine quality and rare pearlware jug well decorated with two panels depicting a "Cock Fighting
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Antique Early 19th Century English More Dining and Entertaining

Pearlware Cream Jug
Located in Leeds, GB
Exquisite Pearlware Cream Jug with Strap Handle. Decoration in puce,green and yellow under ornate
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Antique 19th Century English Pottery

Pearlware Cream Jug
Pearlware Cream Jug
H 3.15 in Dm 2.68 in
Antique Pottery Pearlware Puzzle Jug C1800
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
Antique pottery pearlware puzzle jug decorated naiveley by hand in Pratt colours of buildings in a
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Pottery

English Pearlware Martha Gunn Toby jug
Located in New York, NY
A fine English pearlware Martha Gunn toby jug with Prince of Wales feathers in her hat and
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Pottery

Materials

Pottery

A Fine English Pearlware Toby Jug
Located in New York, NY
A fine English pearlware toby jug holding a second toby and beaker, coiled pipe on vest and
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Pitchers

Materials

Pottery

A Fine English Pearlware Toby Jug
A Fine English Pearlware Toby Jug
H 10.25 in W 7 in D 5.25 in
English Pearlware Toby Jug, Late 19th C
Located in Hallowell, US
Good pearlware toby jug, Provenance Eli Kaplan Antques, NYC and Christies, NY. I se no damage or
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Antique 1790s British George III Pitchers

Materials

Pottery

English Pearlware Toby Jug, Late 18th C.
Located in Hallowell, US
Good pearlware toby jug, Provenance Eli Kaplan Antques, NYC and Christies, NY. I se no damage or
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Antique 1790s British George III Pitchers

Materials

Pottery

Antique Staffordshire Pearlware Toby Jug Figure, Early 19th Century, English
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
A large well decorated and modelled pearlware Toby Jug. The figure is seated with a jug of ale
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Antique Early 19th Century English Pottery

Rare Large Decorated Marriage Jug
Located in Litchfield, CT
Shorthose and Company, dated 1821 English Pearlware with enamel decoration and
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Antique 19th Century English Ceramics

Materials

Pearlware

Staffordshire Yellow Ground Mask Jug
Located in Leeds, GB
these jugs were made. Unsigned. STAFFORDSHIRE (founded c.1820)
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Antique 19th Century English Pottery

Materials

Pearlware

Pratt Toby Jug
Located in New York, NY
A fine English pearlware toby jug holding a small toby jug, figural handle, decorated in underglaze
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Pratt Toby Jug
Pratt Toby Jug
H 9.75 in W 5 in D 6 in
Staffordshire Pottery Toby Jug
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
Staffordshire Pottery pearlware glazed Toby Jug. The figure is wearing a long coat and tricorn
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Antique 19th Century English More Dining and Entertaining

Prattware Martha Gunn Toby Jug
Located in New York, NY
A fine English pearlware pottery "Martha Gunn" toby jug decorated in underglaze Pratt colors
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Pitchers

Materials

Pottery

Prattware Martha Gunn Toby Jug
Prattware Martha Gunn Toby Jug
H 10.75 in W 4.5 in D 5.75 in
Important Prattware "Bacchus" Toby Jug
Located in New York, NY
An important English pearlware pottery Bacchus toby jug decorated in underglaze Pratt colors, with
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Important Prattware "Bacchus" Toby Jug
Important Prattware "Bacchus" Toby Jug
H 10.5 in W 4.75 in D 6 in
Antique Staffordshire Pottery Toby Jug, English, Early 19th Century
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
A good antique Staffordshire Toby Jug in pearlware with coloured enamels. The figure has good
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Antique 19th Century English More Furniture and Collectibles

Rare Prattware, "Toby Holding a Toby"
Located in New York, NY
A rare English pearlware pottery toby jug, the red faced seated man holding a smaller toby jug and
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Pitchers

Materials

Pottery

Rare Prattware, "Toby Holding a Toby"
Rare Prattware, "Toby Holding a Toby"
H 9.75 in W 5.5 in D 7 in

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Pearlware Jug For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal pearlware jug for your home. A pearlware jug — often made from ceramic, earthenware and pearlware — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a pearlware jug — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 19th Century. A pearlware jug, designed in the Georgian, Folk Art or Regency style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made pearlware jug over the years, but those crafted by Wedgwood are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Pearlware Jug?

Prices for a pearlware jug can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $381 and can go as high as $4,500, while the average can fetch as much as $2,225.

Finding the Right Serveware, Ceramics, Silver And Glass for You

Your dining room table is a place where stories are shared and personalities shine — why not treat yourself and your guests to the finest antique and vintage glass, silver, ceramics and serveware for your meals?

Just like the people who sit around your table, your serveware has its own stories and will help you create new memories with your friends and loved ones. From ceramic pottery to glass vases, set your table with serving pieces that add even more personality, color and texture to your dining experience.

Invite serveware from around the world to join your table settings. For special occasions, dress up your plates with a striking Imari charger from 19th-century Japan or incorporate Richard Ginori’s Italian porcelain plates into your dining experience. Celebrate the English ritual of afternoon tea with a Japanese tea set and an antique Victorian kettle. No matter how big or small your dining area is, there is room for the stories of many cultures and varied histories, and there are plenty of ways to add pizzazz to your meals.

Add different textures and colors to your table with dinner plates and pitchers of ceramic and silver or a porcelain lidded tureen, a serving dish with side handles that is often used for soups. Although porcelain and ceramic are both made in a kiln, porcelain is made with more refined clay and is more durable than ceramic because it is denser. The latter is ideal for statement pieces — your tall mid-century modern ceramic vase is a guaranteed conversation starter. And while your earthenware or stoneware is maybe better suited to everyday lunches as opposed to the fine bone china you’ve reserved for a holiday meal, handcrafted studio pottery coffee mugs can still be a rich expression of your personal style.

“My motto is ‘Have fun with it,’” says author and celebrated hostess Stephanie Booth Shafran. “It’s yin and yang, high and low, Crate & Barrel with Christofle silver. I like to mix it up — sometimes in the dining room, sometimes on the kitchen banquette, sometimes in the loggia. It transports your guests and makes them feel more comfortable and relaxed.”

Introduce elegance at supper with silver, such as a platter from celebrated Massachusetts silversmith manufacturer Reed and Barton or a regal copper-finish flatware set designed by International Silver Company, another New England company that was incorporated in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1898. By then, Meriden had already earned the nickname “Silver City” for its position as a major hub of silver manufacturing.

At the bar, try a vintage wine cooler to keep bottles cool before serving or an Art Deco decanter and whiskey set for after-dinner drinks — there are many possibilities and no wrong answers for tableware, barware and serveware. Explore an expansive collection of antique and vintage glass, ceramics, silver and serveware today on 1stDibs.

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