Toby Jugs

The name perhaps comes from Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth night; although I think both the jug and Sir Toby got their names from the song "The Brown Jug", in which Toby Filpot appears.

A fine English pearlware toby jug decorated in underglaze Pratt colors

English pearlware pottery miniature toby jugs decorated in underglaze Pratt colors

A fine Bennington Pottery "Squat" toby jug decorated in brown glaze, impressed mark

A fine Wood family pottery sailor toby jug decorated in underglaze colors of orange, green. blue and brown

A rare English pearlware Bacchus toby jug, with Bacchus on the front, Pan on the back, a monkey handle and dolphin spout, decorated in underglaze Pratt colors

A rare English pearlware Bacchus toby jug decorated in underglaze Pratt colors with mdeallions of George III and Charlotte on the barrel and figure of the widow on the front

A fine Ralph Wood pottery miniature toby jug decorated in translucent glazes

A rare Wood family pearlware pottery squire toby jug decorated in underglaze colors

A rare and fine Ralph Wood pottery Lord Howe toby jug decorated in translucent glazes

Rare 1896 political campaign satire Toby Jug from the McKinley campaign. Please note of wear consistent with age.

A rare English pearlware pottery Thin Man toby jug decorated in underglaze Pratt colors of yellow, orange and brown

A rare and fine English creamware postillion toby jug decorated in enamel glazes

Antique English pottery prattware toby jug Staffordshire. Dated: circa 1795-1810, England.     

A rare Ralph Wood Sr. Planter toby jug, the man seated on a chest and holding a pitcher in one hand and a beaker in the other, decorated in translucent glazes of green, blue and brown

A rare signed and dated Neale pottery toby jug decorated in underglaze Pratt colors, signed Neale 1794

A rare English pearlware pottery toby jug with lobed hat decorated in underglaze Pratt colors, impressed crown mark

A fine English pearlware Hearty Good Fellow toby jug decorated in underglaze Pratt colors

A rare signed Davenport pottery toby jug and cover decorated in underglaze Pratt colors, impressed Davenport and Anchor

Rare 18th century English Staffordshire hand painted toby jug, unmarked.

A colorful collection of five Toby jugs from the English potteries ranging in age. the two earliest, seen in images 2 and 4, are 19th century and unmarked on the bottom.

Prattware pottery Toby Jug known as the Sailor. The well-attired figure has exceptional quality decorations in the Prattware color palette.

Antique English pottery prattware village idiot toby jug Staffordshire. England, circa 1800-1810.

A good quality pottery Toby jug of classic form well decorated in prattware colors.

Staffordshire pottery large size American Sailor Toby jug with enamel coloured decoration and pearlware glaze.

This is an offer of a really great Royal Doulton jug - this one of Long John Silver (and his parrot). The underside stamps suggest this design is from their 'Characters From Literat...

A fine English pearlware toby jug and cover decorated in underglaze Pratt colors

Wood & Sons studio of Burslem, England, were known for their Toby Jugs and have been circa 1865. They have ceased production.

English Staffordshire ceramic Toby Jug figure with jug in right hand and sitting on a barrel.

Unusually large, this Toby jug has all the character you could ever want.

19th century ceramic Toby jug from the Staffordshire region of England.

Offered for sale is this Sairey Gamp character Toby jug by Royal Doulton.   

Offered is this Character 'The Falconer' Toby jug by Royal Doulton. Lovely falcon detail to the handle.   

The Landlord Toby jug, circa 1860-80, Staffordshire, England.

Antique turn of the century Old Staffordshire rare pottery toby jug in the shape of a colonial Englishman holding a cup and pitcher, and decorated with a chinoiserie blue willow patt...

20th Century rare Royal Doulton toby jug depicting Jan Christian Smuts (1870-1950), a South African statesman in his Field Marshal’s uniform.

A hilarious Punch figure Toby Jug by William Machin, England, 1889-1910. Hawley, Staffordshire.

Description:  Antique 20th century Edwardian solid silver toby jug, with plain scroll handle, the body featuring a realistically embossed decoration.

French Faience character toby jugs, late 18th century Northern French or Brussels, Probably Lille.

Early 19th century Toby jug, faience, French. Marked in blue underglaze "BP".

Circa 1860-80 Toby jug of a 'collier' with jug, English. Toby Philpot model, Whieldon type.

A full figured English majolica Toby jug, showing a gentleman in 19th century dress, holding a mug of ale in his hand.

Hearty Goodfellow Toby jug, late 19th century, Staffordshire, England.

A Bacchus and Pan pottery relief molded Toby jug. With exceptionally detailed modeling of the figures: Te main figure of Bacchus is seated on a wine cask, a monkey standing on his sh...

A Cavalier Toby Jug by William Kent, circa 1900, Staffordshire, England.

The Drunken Parson with white clerical collar Toby Jug, England, circa 1880s. Staffordshire. Crackle glaze & firing flaw in handle.

Depicting a standing spaniel with charming expression.

Rice, "Astbury, Whieldon, and Ralph Wood Figures and Toby Jugs" pl XXXVIII, No. 69.)

A number of shaped such as figures and toby jugs were made in Portugal in the first part of their 19th century after English models.

The Brits, interestingly, refer to Female Tobies as "Ginny Jugs" most likely due to the vessel's original purpose

Below the inscription, in an oval white panel is a poem encircled by flowers and below a jug of beer titled Old Tobys Jug. The poem reads: Fill your cups and banish grief, Laugh...

Sterling silver toby cream jug, London 1882, Thos Smiley. The jug depicting a toby form monk, braided handle.

The company is only known to have produced few toby jug designs depicting three quarter length rather than head and shoulder figures and these are hard to find today.