PAIR OF MINIATURE CHARACTER JUGS - ROYAL DOULTON CATHERINE OF ARAGON AND ARTONE HIGHWAYMAN

A PAIR OF MINIATURE ENGLISH CHARACTER JUGS COMPRISING A ROYAL DOULTON "CATHERINE OF ARAGON" AND AN ARTONE HIGHWAYMAN FIGURE.

OVERVIEW:
THE LOT CONSISTS OF TWO MINIATURE CHARACTER JUGS. THE FIRST DEPICTS CATHERINE OF ARAGON IN TUDOR DRESS WITH A BLACK HOOD, RED AND GOLD BODICE, AND A JEWELLED NECKLACE. THE HANDLE IS FORMED AS A TOWER. THE SECOND DEPICTS A MASKED HIGHWAYMAN FIGURE IN A PALE BLUE COAT, BLACK TRICORN HAT, AND BLACK MASK, HOLDING A PISTOL AND WHAT APPEARS TO BE A PURSE. THE HANDLE IS FORMED FROM THE FIGURE'S HAT.

IDENTIFICATION:
* ROYAL DOULTON CATHERINE OF ARAGON - BASE STAMP READS "CATHERINE OF ARAGON", MODEL NUMBER D 6658, WITH "ROYAL DOULTON TABLEWARE LTD 1975" AND THE ROYAL DOULTON LION AND CROWN BACKSTAMP
* ARTONE HIGHWAYMAN JUG - BASE STAMP READS "ARTONE" AND "ENGLAND" IN GREEN

SPECIFICATIONS:
* MAKER (JUG 1): ROYAL DOULTON, BURSLEM, ENGLAND
* MODEL (JUG 1): CATHERINE OF ARAGON, D 6658
* DATE (JUG 1): 1975 ONWARDS, BASED ON BACKSTAMP
* MAKER (JUG 2): ARTONE, ENGLAND
* SUBJECT (JUG 2): HIGHWAYMAN FIGURE
* SIZE: MINIATURE
* MATERIAL: GLAZED CERAMIC

CONDITION NOTES:
* MINOR WEAR TO BASE EDGES OF THE ROYAL DOULTON JUG
* LIGHT SURFACE MARKS TO THE PALE BLUE GLAZE ON THE ARTONE JUG
* NO CHIPS OR CRACKS OBSERVED TO RIMS OF EITHER JUG
* GLAZE IS BRIGHT AND INTACT ON BOTH PIECES
* HAND-PAINTED DECORATION IS CLEAN AND WELL-PRESERVED ON BOTH JUGS

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

Mid-Century Modern (1940-1970); Circa 1975 Onwards; English; Royal Doulton / Artone; Royal Doulton Jug: Royal Doulton Lion And Crown Backstamp In Black, Text Reads 'Catherine Of Aragon', 'D 6658', '© Royal Doulton Tableware Ltd 1975'. Artone Jug: Green Stamped Mark Reading 'Artone' And 'England'.; Glazed Ceramic; Both Jugs Display Intact Glaze With Bright, Clean Hand-Painted Decoration. Minor Wear To The Base Edges Of The Royal Doulton Jug Visible In Photo 6. The Artone Jug Shows Some Light Surf

Condition: Good

779177+35

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

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