ROYAL DOULTON CHARACTER JUGS COLLECTION - ENGLISH MID-CENTURY CERAMICS CIRCA 1950S-1960S

OVERVIEW:
A CHARMING COLLECTION OF ROYAL DOULTON CHARACTER JUGS IN VARYING SIZES, REPRESENTING THE CELEBRATED TRADITION OF ENGLISH CERAMIC CHARACTER VESSELS. THESE HAND-MODELLED AND HAND-PAINTED PIECES EXEMPLIFY THE CRAFTSMANSHIP AND WHIMSICAL DESIGN PHILOSOPHY THAT MADE ROYAL DOULTON CHARACTER JUGS HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER DURING THE MID-TWENTIETH CENTURY. THE COLLECTION COMPRISES BOTH LARGE FORMAT JUGS SUITABLE FOR DISPLAY AND SMALLER MINIATURE EXAMPLES, EACH FEATURING DISTINCTIVE FACIAL CHARACTERISATION AND PERIOD COSTUME DETAIL.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- MAKER: ROYAL DOULTON, BURSLEM, ENGLAND
- PERIOD: CIRCA 1950S-1960S BASED ON BACKSTAMP ANALYSIS
- MATERIAL: BONE CHINA WITH HAND-PAINTED UNDERGLAZE DECORATION
- MARKS PRESENT: IMPRESSED ROYAL DOULTON LION AND CROWN MARK WITH 'ENGLAND' AND 'MADE IN ENGLAND' BACKSTAMPS. ADDITIONAL MAKER MARKS INCLUDE 'CHARACTER' AND 'LANCASTER' DESIGNATIONS ON SPECIFIC PIECES. SIZE NUMBER '5' VISIBLE ON ONE BASE.
- GLAZE TYPE: HIGH-FIRED CERAMIC GLAZE WITH HAND-APPLIED COLOURED SLIP DETAILS TO FACIAL FEATURES AND COSTUME ELEMENTS
- CONSTRUCTION: HAND-MODELLED CERAMIC WITH APPLIED HANDLE AND SPOUT DETAILS

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THE COLLECTION PRESENTS IN GOOD CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND USE. SURFACE CRAZING IS PRESENT ON MULTIPLE PIECES, A CHARACTERISTIC FEATURE OF MID-CENTURY BONE CHINA AND NOT INDICATIVE OF DAMAGE OR DEFECT. NO SIGNIFICANT CHIPS, CRACKS, OR REPAIRS ARE EVIDENT. THE HAND-PAINTED DECORATION REMAINS VIBRANT WITH GOOD COLOUR RETENTION THROUGHOUT. MINOR WEAR TO PAINTED DETAILS ON FACIAL FEATURES IS VISIBLE ON SOME EXAMPLES, CONSISTENT WITH DISPLAY AND HANDLING OVER SEVERAL DECADES. INTERIOR RIMS SHOW EXPECTED PATINA FROM USE. ALL PIECES RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL GLAZED FINISH WITHOUT EVIDENCE OF RESTORATION OR REPAINTING.

COLLECTION COMPOSITION:
THE LOT COMPRISES EIGHT PIECES IN TOTAL: FOUR LARGE-FORMAT CHARACTER JUGS WITH PRONOUNCED FACIAL FEATURES AND PERIOD COSTUME DETAIL, AND FOUR SMALLER MINIATURE EXAMPLES. EACH JUG FEATURES A DISTINCT CHARACTER INTERPRETATION WITH INDIVIDUAL FACIAL EXPRESSION AND HAND-PAINTED COSTUME ELEMENTS INCLUDING HATS, COLLARS, AND FACIAL HAIR RENDERED IN PERIOD-APPROPRIATE COLOURS INCLUDING OCHRE, BURGUNDY, GREEN, AND BROWN TONES.

PROVENANCE:
PRIVATE COLLECTION. NO EXHIBITION LABELS OR AUCTION HOUSE STAMPS PRESENT. PIECES SHOW EVIDENCE OF LONG-TERM DOMESTIC DISPLAY AND USE, CONSISTENT WITH FAMILY COLLECTION HISTORY.

Item Size: Height: 10cm, Width: 10cm, Depth: 5cm, Weight: 0.7Kg

Condition: Good

548763+41

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