ROYAL DOULTON TOBY JUG D7003 Confucius R349 XS

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KM R349 XS 7.15 OUR FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS PAGE! To see other items in this collection CLICK ! AUCTION INFORMATION Up for auction is a beautiful Royal Doulton Toby/Character Jug/Mug: Confucius D 7003 Glazed Approximate Height: 8.00" Sorry No Box! Condition: We see no chips, crazing or repairs. Please look at photos below. Please remember, this is an auction so you are outbidding people. We try to be very accurate, but all sales are final. Please note, insurance is included as part of the shipping cost. PHOTOS BELOW ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM(S) YOU WILL RECEIVE :-) The first Toby Jug was made in the early 18th century. It was a jovial, seated, male figure, with a mug in his hand and a tricorn hat which made a pouring spout. He was dressed in clothes of the time; a long coat with low pockets, waistcoat, cravat, knee breeches and buckled shoes. No one really knows why he was named 'Toby' although it is possible he called after Sir Toby Belch a character in Shakespeare's Twelth Night. Or maybe it was after a song popular in 1761, around the time the jug was first produced in a traditional, brown salt glaze version. The song 'Brown Jug' featured 'Toby Fillpot'.Doulton had made Toby jugs in the traditional manner since 1815 but in the 1920's Harry Simeon added colour. This inspired Charles Noke, a Doulton artist and modeller to rethink read more

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