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A Large Antique Toby Jug Martha Gunn
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Pre 1837 VR item# 482548
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Arlene Noble Antiques
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This is a large toby sometimes called The Gin Lady, or Martha Gunn. 19th century and standing 10" it is about 7" wide. Done in shades of green and yellow she is holding a bottle in one hand and a glass in the other. Her dress is beautifully patterned, the top in a geometric decoration and the skirt done in floral panels. There is a nice yellow ruffle at the bottom. She is standing on what is meant to be grass and flowers, the handle is green. there are some losses to the paint due to age, but no real collector will mind that.Martha Gunn was a historical figure and is famous for bathing royal personages in the sea at Brighton. There is an English rhyme that goes To Brighton came he, Came George III's son To be bathed in the sea By famed Martha Gunn. Many members of the nobility and other well known personages of that period were bathed in the sea by this esteemed character. Martha Gunn died on the 2nd of May 1815, at the age of 88, and her grave can be visited today at St. Nicholas Churchyard. Her appearance has been permanently captured by the potters of the day and is a treat for toby jug collectors. Just for fun I included a picture of an old ad i ran in The Magazine Antiques.
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A Rare and Charming Pair of Staffordshire Figures
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Pre 1900 item# 473514
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Arlene Noble Antiques
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A pair of Staffordshire figures showing a young girl seated on the back of a goat. These figures are probably depictions of the Princesses Royal and stand 6" and are well modeled and colored. The potters shorthand and a clue to the identity of the children is the inclusion of The Prince of Wales feathers in the hats. The clothes are cobalt blue and each child is wearing a hat with a plume, one red the other green. The goats are well detailed also and painted and decorated with shards to indicate a furry coat. the goats are modeled in large scale to indicate the small size and age of the children. Children and animals are a popular subject for collecting and were also for the Staffordshire potters. These figures are perfect and are C1845.
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