ROYAL DOULTON FATHER CHRISTMAS TOBY JUG D6940 (NO. 294/3500) AND SANTA CLAUS CHARACTER JUG D6705

A PAIR OF ROYAL DOULTON CHRISTMAS-THEMED JUGS COMPRISING A FATHER CHRISTMAS TOBY JUG AND A SANTA CLAUS CHARACTER JUG, BOTH IN HAND-DECORATED BONE CHINA WITH VIVID RED, WHITE AND FLESH-TONE GLAZES.

THE FATHER CHRISTMAS TOBY JUG (D6940) IS A FULL-FIGURE SEATED FORM DEPICTING FATHER CHRISTMAS IN A RED SUIT WITH BLACK BELT AND BOOTS, HOLDING A TANKARD IN ONE HAND AND A SACK AT HIS SIDE, SEATED ON A CHIMNEY BASE. IT WAS MODELLED BY WILLIAM K. HARPER AND IS NUMBERED 294 FROM A LIMITED EDITION OF 3,500, DATED 1993. A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY IS PRESENT, SIGNED BY STUART R. LYONS, CHAIRMAN OF ROYAL DOULTON LIMITED, CONFIRMING EDITION NUMBER 294.

THE SANTA CLAUS CHARACTER JUG (D6705) IS A LARGE-SIZE CHARACTER JUG DEPICTING SANTA CLAUS WITH A FLOWING WHITE BEARD FORMING THE BODY OF THE JUG AND A RED HAT FORMING THE SPOUT. THE HANDLE IS FORMED AS A RED-SUITED ARM. IT WAS MODELLED BY MICHAEL ABBERLEY, WITH A COPYRIGHT DATE OF 1983 ON THE BASE MARK. THE NUMBER '39' IS HANDWRITTEN IN RED ON THE BASE.

IDENTIFICATION:
* FATHER CHRISTMAS TOBY JUG - MODEL D6940
* MODELLED BY WILLIAM K. HARPER
* LIMITED EDITION NUMBER 294 OF 3,500
* COPYRIGHT 1993 ROYAL DOULTON
* SANTA CLAUS CHARACTER JUG - MODEL D6705
* MODELLED BY MICHAEL ABBERLEY
* COPYRIGHT ROYAL DOULTON TABLEWARE LIMITED 1983

CONDITION:
BOTH JUGS DISPLAY BRIGHT, INTACT GLAZES WITH NO VISIBLE CHIPS, CRACKS OR REPAIRS. COLOURS ARE VIVID AND DECORATION IS CRISP ACROSS BOTH PIECES. THE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY FOR THE FATHER CHRISTMAS TOBY JUG IS PRESENT AND LEGIBLE, SHOWING CREASING AND AGE-RELATED WEAR TO THE PAPER, HOUSED IN A PLASTIC SLEEVE.

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

Late 20Th Century; 1980S-1990S; English; Royal Doulton; Father Christmas Toby Jug: Green Printed Royal Doulton Backstamp With Crown And Lion, 'Father Christmas D6940', 'Modelled By William K. Harper', '© 1993 Royal Doulton Issued In A Limited Edition Of 3,500 This Is No. 294'. Santa Claus Character Jug: Green Printed Royal Doulton Backstamp With Crown And Lion, 'Santa Claus D6705', 'Modelled By Michael Abberley', '© Royal Doulton Tableware Limited 1983', Handwritten '39' In Red.; Bone China; Bot

Condition: Good

779177+72

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

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