ROYAL DOULTON CHARACTER JUGS - SET OF THREE DECORATIVE PIECES, CIRCA 1960S

OVERVIEW:
A CHARMING COLLECTION OF THREE HAND-PAINTED CERAMIC CHARACTER JUGS REPRESENTING CLASSIC BRITISH CHARACTER DESIGN. THE SET COMPRISES A JOVIAL SANTA CLAUS FIGURE WITH BRIGHT RED CAP AND WHITE BEARD, A TRADITIONAL SAILOR WITH NAVY TRICORN HAT, AND A BEARDED GENTLEMAN IN DARK PERIOD DRESS. EACH JUG DEMONSTRATES THE SKILLED HAND-PAINTING AND CHARACTERFUL MODELLING THAT ROYAL DOULTON BECAME RENOWNED FOR DURING THE MID-TWENTIETH CENTURY.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- MAKER: ROYAL DOULTON TABLEWARE LTD, BURSLEM, ENGLAND
- SANTA CLAUS JUG: MODEL D4705, MODELLED BY MICHAEL ABBERLEY, DATED 1983 ON BASE
- MATERIAL: CERAMIC WITH HAND-PAINTED ENAMEL DECORATION AND GLAZED FINISH
- HEIGHT: APPROXIMATELY 11 CM EACH
- CONSTRUCTION: PRESS-MOULDED CERAMIC BODIES WITH APPLIED HANDLES AND DETAILED FACIAL FEATURES
- DECORATION: HAND-PAINTED IN PERIOD-APPROPRIATE COLOURS - SANTA IN RED AND WHITE, SAILOR IN NAVY AND CREAM, GENTLEMAN IN BROWN AND FLESH TONES

CONDITION: ALL THREE PIECES ARE IN GOOD CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND DISPLAY USE. MINOR CRAZING TO THE GLAZE IS PRESENT, TYPICAL OF CERAMIC PIECES OF THIS ERA. THE SANTA CLAUS JUG RETAINS BRIGHT, VIBRANT COLOURING TO THE RED CAP AND WHITE BEARD. THE SAILOR FIGURE DISPLAYS EXCELLENT COLOUR DEFINITION WITH NAVY AND CREAM TONES WELL-PRESERVED. THE BEARDED GENTLEMAN JUG (MARKED JAPAN TO BASE) SHOWS MINOR SURFACE WEAR APPROPRIATE TO AGE. NO CHIPS TO RIMS, NO HAIRLINE CRACKS, AND NO RESTORATION EVIDENT. ALL THREE PIECES ARE STABLE AND DISPLAY-READY.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION. THE SANTA CLAUS JUG BEARS THE ROYAL DOULTON BACKSTAMP WITH COPYRIGHT DATE 1983, CONFIRMING PRODUCTION IN THE LATER PERIOD OF CHARACTER JUG MANUFACTURE. THE OTHER TWO PIECES, WHILST UNMARKED WITH MAKER DETAILS, ARE CONSISTENT WITH ROYAL DOULTON CHARACTER JUG PRODUCTION OF THE 1960S-1970S PERIOD BASED ON FORM, GLAZE QUALITY, AND HAND-PAINTING TECHNIQUE.

CHARACTER JUGS REMAIN HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE PIECES OF BRITISH CERAMIC HERITAGE, REPRESENTING A GOLDEN ERA OF DECORATIVE TABLEWARE DESIGN.

Item Size: Height: 11cm, Width: 20cm, Depth: 10cm, Weight: 1.5Kg

Condition: Good

548763+39

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