Antique Staffordshire Porcelain ‘Paul Pry’ Miniature Toby Jug.

Description

A very unusual 19th century Staffordshire porcelain miniature Toby Jug in the form of the actor John Liston in his most famous role as Paul Pry.
Date : Circa 1835
Height : 4¾” (12cm)
Condition: Very good, no damage or restoration, just minor wear and slight glaze staining.
Stock ref : 12350/pbn-
Price: £ 195 including p&p
Provenance: Ex’ Rodney Bewes collection of Theatrical Figures.

*John Liston was one of London’s leading comic actors during the Regency period and the first comedian to command a salary greater than that of a tragedian. An early specialist in Cockney parts, he first found fame playing the buffoon in a double-act with Charles Mathews, Snub-nosed, red-cheeked and enormously broad-bottomed, Liston had only to appear on stage to set the audience laughing. He shrewdly chose costumes to accentuate his comic appearance and specialised in physical gags and easy humour. His most famous role, Paul Pry, in John Poole’s comedy of that name, set the standard for every later performer of the part.