A c.1880 Doulton Lambeth stoneware tobacco jar and cover was one of the pleasant surprises at the David Duggleby (18.75% buyer’s premium) sale in Scarborough on March 6.
In generally good condition bar a few nibbles to the base, the 6½in (16.5cm) tall jar featured cricketers in a continuous relief-moulded band against a saltglaze ground and a finial modelled as a seated batsman. It is a rare piece with obvious appeal to cricketing memorabilia in particular.
An American buyer was perhaps not expected but after bidding went quickly past the £100-200 estimate, the jar sold to the US at £2200.