PAIR OF ROYAL DOULTON JOHN DOULTON CHARACTER JUGS - INTERNATIONAL COLLECTORS CLUB EXCLUSIVES

A PAIR OF ROYAL DOULTON SMALL CHARACTER JUGS DEPICTING JOHN DOULTON (1793-1873), THE FOUNDER OF THE DOULTON POTTERY DYNASTY. BOTH JUGS ARE MODEL NUMBER D.6656, PRODUCED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE ROYAL DOULTON INTERNATIONAL COLLECTORS CLUB. EACH JUG FEATURES A MOULDED PORTRAIT OF JOHN DOULTON WEARING A PURPLE COAT WITH YELLOW WAISTCOAT, WITH GREY FLOWING HAIR FORMING THE BODY OF THE JUG. THE HANDLE ON EACH IS MODELLED AS THE BIG BEN CLOCK TOWER, A REFERENCE TO DOULTON'S ASSOCIATION WITH THE PALACE OF WESTMINSTER.

IDENTIFICATION:
* MAKER: ROYAL DOULTON, BURSLEM, ENGLAND
* MODEL NUMBER: D.6656
* SUBJECT: JOHN DOULTON, 1793-1873
* MARK TYPE: PRINTED BLACK BACKSTAMP WITH ROYAL DOULTON LION AND CROWN, INTERNATIONAL COLLECTORS CLUB DESIGNATION
* DATE: COPYRIGHT DATED 1980
* EDITION: EXCLUSIVELY FOR COLLECTORS CLUB

DESIGN DETAILS:
* PORTRAIT OF JOHN DOULTON WITH GREY FLOWING HAIR
* PURPLE COAT WITH YELLOW WAISTCOAT
* BIG BEN CLOCK TOWER HANDLE
* SMALL SIZE CHARACTER JUG

CONDITION:
BOTH JUGS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION WITH INTACT GLAZE AND NO VISIBLE CHIPS, CRACKS OR REPAIRS TO THE RIMS, BODIES OR HANDLES. BOTH BIG BEN SPIRES ARE INTACT. THERE IS A SLIGHT COLOUR VARIATION BETWEEN THE TWO JUGS IN THE FLESH TONES. MINOR SURFACE MARKS TO THE BASES CONSISTENT WITH AGE. SMALL ADHESIVE RESIDUE FROM A STICKER ON THE BASE OF THE LEFT JUG.

BASE MARKS: BOTH JUGS CARRY THE ROYAL DOULTON INTERNATIONAL COLLECTORS CLUB BACKSTAMP WITH MODEL NUMBER D.6656, 'JOHN DOULTON 1793 - 1873 EXCLUSIVELY FOR COLLECTORS CLUB', COPYRIGHT ROYAL DOULTON TABLEWARE LTD. 1980.

Item Size: Height: 32cm, Width: 32cm, Depth: 26cm, Weight: 2Kg

Mid-Century Modern (1940-1970); 1980; English; Royal Doulton; Left Jug: Royal Doulton Lion And Crown Backstamp With 'International Collectors Club Royal Doulton' Around The Perimeter, 'D.6656' Model Number, 'John Doulton 1793 - 1873 Exclusively For Collectors Club', '© Royal Doulton Tableware Ltd. 1980'. Right Jug: Same Backstamp With 'D.6656' Model Number, 'John Doulton 1793 - 1873 Exclusively For Collectors Club', '© Royal Doulton Tableware Ltd. 1980'; Bone China; Both Jugs Display Intact Glaz

Condition: Good

779177+20

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

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