PAIR OF MINIATURE CHARACTER JUGS - ROYAL DOULTON HENRY VIII AND LANCASTER SANDLAND

A PAIR OF MINIATURE CHARACTER JUGS COMPRISING A ROYAL DOULTON HENRY VIII AND A LANCASTER SANDLAND CHARACTER JUG DEPICTING A JOVIAL GENTLEMAN IN A BROWN TOP HAT, GREEN COAT AND YELLOW WAISTCOAT.

IDENTIFICATION:

JUG 1 - ROYAL DOULTON HENRY VIII:
* MAKER: ROYAL DOULTON
* CHARACTER: HENRY VIII
* MODEL NUMBER: D 6648
* MARK TYPE: PRINTED GREEN BACKSTAMP WITH LION AND CROWN, READING "HAND MADE AND HAND DECORATED", "ROYAL DOULTON", "HENRY VIII", "D 6648", "ROYAL DOULTON TABLEWARE LTD. 1975"
* HAND-PAINTED NUMBER "77" ALSO VISIBLE ON BASE

JUG 2 - LANCASTER SANDLAND:
* MAKER: LANCASTER SANDLAND
* MARK TYPE: PRINTED BACKSTAMP READING "CHARACTER", "LANCASTER", "SANDLAND", "HANDPAINTED", "HANLEY", "ENGLAND" WITH ADDITIONAL TEXT PARTIALLY OBSCURED
* ADDITIONAL HAND-PAINTED MARK VISIBLE ON BASE

CONDITION:

THE ROYAL DOULTON HENRY VIII JUG IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH CLEAN, BRIGHT GLAZE AND WELL-DEFINED HAND-PAINTED DETAIL TO THE FACE, BEARD, RUFF COLLAR AND TUDOR COSTUME IN MAROON AND GOLD TONES. THE HANDLE IS FORMED AS A GREY FEATHERED ELEMENT. MINOR DISCOLOURATION IS VISIBLE TO THE INTERIOR RIM AREA.

THE LANCASTER SANDLAND CHARACTER JUG SHOWS CRAZING TO THE BASE AND SOME CRAZING VISIBLE ON THE BODY. THE HAND-PAINTED DETAIL TO THE FACE AND COSTUME REMAINS CLEAR. THE HANDLE IS FORMED AS A BRANCH-LIKE ELEMENT IN BROWN TONES.

SPECIFICATIONS:
* LOT COMPRISES TWO MINIATURE CHARACTER JUGS
* BOTH ENGLISH MANUFACTURE
* BOTH HAND-PAINTED

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

Mid-Century Modern (1940-1970); Circa 1975 (Royal Doulton) And Mid 20Th Century (Lancaster Sandland); English; Glazed Earthenware; The Royal Doulton Henry Viii Jug Presents With Clean Glaze, No Visible Chips Or Cracks To The Rim Or Body, And Minor Discolouration To The Interior Rim Area. The Lancaster Sandland Character Jug Displays Crazing To The Base And Some Minor Crazing Visible On The Body. No Chips Or Cracks Observed On Either Jug.

Condition: Good

779177+30

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

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