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Message:: [QUOTE="DanaB, post: 1283148, member: 10739"]Hi Johnny 5, Welcome! I'm a 40 yr toby collector. I must say, I never seen this particular toby before. Someone has mentioned Bacchus and I believe they are correct that this toby represents Bacchus. He is often represented with grapevines and grapes around his head on toby jugs. And there are jugs with hinged lids so although this is not the usual it is more on the rare side. Its seems to have cracks around his feet and in between his legs and right hand as if something happened during the drying process. It only occurred at the time of when it was being made not later. I agree he is English. I would say mid 1800s. It's hard to put a maker on him without a mark. The one from eBay, I would not call majolica even if it has a couple of barely there colors. They are both very similar. I do agree that it's stoneware as is the eBay one is. It's a beautiful toby jug! Even with it's few flaws. It's very appealing! I hope I've helped!Dana[/QUOTE]