PAIR OF LANCASTER & SANDLAND HAND-PAINTED CHARACTER JUGS - UNCLE TOM COBLEIGH AND LONG JOHN SILVER

A PAIR OF ENGLISH HAND-PAINTED CHARACTER JUGS BY LANCASTER & SANDLAND LTD, MODELLED AND DESIGNED BY T. H. SANDLAND. THE LOT COMPRISES TWO JUGS:

THE FIRST DEPICTS UNCLE TOM COBLEIGH, FEATURING A RUDDY-FACED CHARACTER WEARING A BROWN HAT, WITH A POLKA-DOT NECKERCHIEF AND TEAL-GREEN BASE. THE HANDLE IS FORMED AS A SIGNPOST READING 'WIDDICOMBE' AND THE REVERSE OF THE JUG IS MOULDED WITH THE TEXT 'UNCLE TOM COBLEIGH'.

THE SECOND DEPICTS LONG JOHN SILVER, A PIRATE CHARACTER WEARING A GREEN HEADSCARF AND BLACK EYE PATCH, WITH A YELLOW AND GREEN PARROT FORMING THE HANDLE. THE BASE OF THE JUG IS MOULDED WITH THE TEXT 'LONG JOHN SILVER'.

BOTH JUGS ARE HAND-PAINTED IN POLYCHROME ENAMELS WITH WELL-DEFINED FACIAL MODELLING AND EXPRESSIVE CHARACTER DETAIL.

IDENTIFICATION:
* MAKER: LANCASTER & SANDLAND LTD
* DESIGNER: T. H. SANDLAND
* CHARACTERS: UNCLE TOM COBLEIGH (REGD. DESIGN 813217) AND LONG JOHN SILVER (REGD. DESIGN 813218)
* MARK TYPE: GREEN PRINTED BACKSTAMP ON BOTH JUGS
* ORIGIN: HAND PAINTED IN ENGLAND

CONDITION:
BOTH JUGS DISPLAY BRIGHT, WELL-PRESERVED HAND-PAINTED DECORATION WITH GLOSSY GLAZE. MINOR WEAR IS PRESENT TO THE BASE EDGES OF BOTH JUGS. THE INTERIOR OF THE UNCLE TOM COBLEIGH JUG SHOWS A DARK MARK. RIMS ON BOTH JUGS APPEAR INTACT WITH NO VISIBLE CHIPS OR CRACKS.

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

Mid-Century Modern (1940-1970); Mid 20Th Century; English; Lancaster & Sandland Ltd; Green Printed Backstamp Reading 'Regd. Design 813217 Lancaster & Sandland Ltd Hand Painted In England Modelled And Designed By T. H. Sandland' On Uncle Tom Cobleigh Jug, And 'Regd. Design 813218 Lancaster & Sandland Ltd Hand Painted In England Modelled And Designed By T. H. Sandland' On Long John Silver Jug; Hand-Painted Earthenware; Both Jugs Display Bright, Well-Preserved Hand-Painted Decoration. Minor Wear To

Condition: Good

779177+28

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

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