PAIR OF SHORTER & SON HAND PAINTED STAFFORDSHIRE TOBY JUGS

A PAIR OF HAND PAINTED EARTHENWARE TOBY JUGS BY SHORTER & SON LTD OF STAFFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND. THE LOT COMPRISES TWO CHARACTER JUGS: ONE DEPICTING A SEATED GARDENER FIGURE WEARING A BROWN HAT AND BROWN COAT OVER A TEAL WAISTCOAT, HOLDING A GARDEN FORK, AND THE SECOND DEPICTING A TRADITIONAL TOBY PHILPOT STYLE FIGURE IN A CRIMSON COAT, CREAM WAISTCOAT WITH GREEN BUTTONS, AND BLACK TRICORN HAT, HOLDING A JUG OF ALE.

IDENTIFICATION:
* MAKER: SHORTER & SON LTD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND
* MARK TYPE (LEFT JUG): IMPRESSED MARKS READING 'GARDENER' AND 'SHORTER ENGLAND' TO BASE
* MARK TYPE (RIGHT JUG): IMPRESSED 'SHORTER ENGLAND' TO BASE WITH PRINTED TEXT READING 'SHORTER & SON LTD', 'HAND PAINTED', 'STAFFORDSHIRE', 'ENGLAND'
* DECORATION: HAND PAINTED

CONDITION:
BOTH JUGS DISPLAY MINOR WEAR TO THE GLAZE CONSISTENT WITH AGE. THE LEFT JUG SHOWS SMALL CHIPS TO THE BASE EDGE AND MINOR GLAZE WEAR TO THE HAT BRIM. THE RIGHT JUG SHOWS MINOR WEAR TO THE BASE EDGE AND SOME DISCOLOURATION TO THE INTERIOR. BOTH HANDLES ARE INTACT. GLAZES REMAIN BRIGHT WITH GOOD COLOUR RETENTION ACROSS BOTH PIECES.

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

Mid-Century Modern (1940-1970); Mid 20Th Century; English; Shorter & Son Ltd; Left Jug: Impressed Marks Reading 'Gardener' And 'Shorter England' To Base. Right Jug: Impressed 'Shorter England' To Base With Additional Printed Text Reading 'Shorter & Son Ltd', 'Hand Painted', 'Staffordshire', 'England'; Earthenware; Both Jugs Display Minor Wear To The Glaze Consistent With Age. The Left Jug (Gardener) Shows Small Chips To The Base Edge And Minor Glaze Wear To The Hat Brim. The Right Jug Shows Mino

Condition: Good

779177+38

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

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