ROYAL DOULTON MINIATURE CHARACTER JUGS - BEEFEATER D6251 AND THE GUARDSMAN D6772

A PAIR OF ROYAL DOULTON MINIATURE CHARACTER JUGS DEPICTING TWO ICONIC BRITISH MILITARY FIGURES.

THE FIRST IS THE BEEFEATER (D6251), MODELLED AS A YEOMAN WARDER OF THE TOWER OF LONDON WEARING A BLACK TUDOR BONNET WITH RED AND WHITE ROSETTES AND A WHITE RUFF COLLAR. THE HANDLE IS FORMED AS A RED ELEMENT EXTENDING FROM THE COSTUME. THE BASE MARK INCLUDES THE ROYAL DOULTON LION AND CROWN STAMP WITH 'ROYAL DOULTON TABLEWARE LTD 1946'.

THE SECOND IS THE GUARDSMAN (D6772), DEPICTING A SOLDIER OF THE BRITISH GUARDS REGIMENT WEARING A TALL BLACK BEARSKIN CAP AND RED TUNIC WITH BLACK COLLAR. THE HANDLE IS FORMED AS A FURLED FLAG OR STANDARD IN RED AND CREAM TONES. THE BASE MARK INCLUDES THE ROYAL DOULTON LION AND CROWN STAMP WITH COPYRIGHT 1986.

IDENTIFICATION:
* MAKER: ROYAL DOULTON, BURSLEM, ENGLAND
* BEEFEATER - PATTERN NUMBER: D6251
* THE GUARDSMAN - PATTERN NUMBER: D6772
* MARK TYPE: BLACK PRINTED LION AND CROWN BACKSTAMP WITH 'HAND MADE AND HAND DECORATED' ON BOTH

CONDITION:
BOTH JUGS SHOW MINOR WEAR CONSISTENT WITH AGE. LIGHT CRAZING IS VISIBLE TO THE INTERIOR GLAZE. MINOR PAINT WEAR IS PRESENT TO THE BEEFEATER'S FACIAL DETAIL. THE GUARDSMAN'S BEARSKIN HAT SHOWS SOME SURFACE MARKS. NO CHIPS OR CRACKS ARE VISIBLE TO THE RIMS OF EITHER JUG. NO REPAIRS ARE EVIDENT.

Item Size: Height: 24cm, Width: 23cm, Depth: 20cm, Weight: 1Kg

Mid-Century Modern (1940-1970); Beefeater: Post-1946, The Guardsman: Post-1986; English; Royal Doulton; Beefeater: Black Printed Royal Doulton Lion And Crown Backstamp With 'Hand Made And Hand Decorated', 'Made In England', 'Royal Doulton', 'Beefeater', 'D 6251', 'Royal Doulton Tableware Ltd 1946'. The Guardsman: Black Printed Royal Doulton Lion And Crown Backstamp With 'Hand Made And Hand Decorated', 'Made In England', 'Royal Doulton', 'The Guardsman', 'D 6772', Copyright Symbol '1986 Royal Dou

Condition: Good

779177+29

Location of item: 90-94 Bannister Road, Canning Vale, WA, Australia

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