PAIR OF ENGLISH CHARACTER JUGS - ROYAL DOULTON SAIREY GAMP AND RIDGWAY

A PAIR OF ENGLISH CHARACTER JUGS BY TWO DIFFERENT MAKERS. THE FIRST IS A ROYAL DOULTON SAIREY GAMP CHARACTER JUG DEPICTING THE DICKENSIAN CHARACTER IN A GREEN HEADSCARF AND DARK SHAWL WITH A YELLOW AND MAROON BOW AT THE COLLAR. THE HANDLE IS MODELLED AS A DARK BROWN UMBRELLA. THE BASE IS INSCRIBED WITH THE CHARACTER NAME "SAIREY GAMP" IN RELIEF LETTERING. THE SECOND IS A RIDGWAY CHARACTER JUG DEPICTING A SMILING FEMALE FIGURE WEARING A TEAL-COLOURED HEADSCARF WITH CURLY BROWN HAIR, A YELLOW AND MAROON DIAMOND-PATTERNED COLLAR, AND A HANDLE MODELLED AS A BIRD IN BLUE AND YELLOW TONES.

IDENTIFICATION:

JUG 1 - SAIREY GAMP:
* MAKER: ROYAL DOULTON
* CHARACTER: SAIREY GAMP
* MARK TYPE: GREEN PRINTED ROYAL DOULTON BACKSTAMP WITH LION AND CROWN, WITH "SAIREY GAMP" AND "D 5528" PRINTED BELOW
* PATTERN NUMBER: D 5528

JUG 2:
* MAKER: RIDGWAY
* MARK TYPE: BLACK PRINTED BACKSTAMP READING "RIDGWAY" WITH ADDITIONAL TEXT INCLUDING "MADE IN ENGLAND" AND "STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERIES LTD"

CONDITION:
BOTH JUGS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION FOR THEIR AGE. MINOR GLAZE WEAR IS PRESENT TO THE BASE RIMS OF BOTH PIECES. INTERIORS SHOW LIGHT DISCOLOURATION CONSISTENT WITH AGE. PAINTED DECORATION REMAINS VIBRANT AND LARGELY INTACT ON BOTH JUGS. THE SAIREY GAMP JUG RETAINS ITS RELIEF BASE LETTERING CLEARLY. THE RIDGWAY JUG SHOWS SOME MINOR SURFACE WEAR TO THE BASE AREA.

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

Mid-Century Modern (1940-1970); Mid 20Th Century; English; Glazed Earthenware; Both Jugs Display Age-Related Wear. The Royal Doulton Sairey Gamp Shows Minor Glaze Wear To The Base Rim. The Ridgway Jug Shows Minor Glaze Wear And Some Light Surface Marks To The Base Rim. Interiors Of Both Jugs Show Light Discolouration Consistent With Age. Paint Appears Intact On Both Pieces With Colours Remaining Vibrant.

Condition: Good

779177+32

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

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