SHORTER & SON HAND-PAINTED MILITARY TOBY JUG - WOOD POTTERS OF BURSLEM REISSUE

A HAND-PAINTED TOBY JUG IN THE FORM OF A SEATED MILITARY FIGURE WEARING A BLACK SHAKO-STYLE HAT WITH YELLOW PLUME AND THE LETTERS "RV" PAINTED ON THE FRONT. THE FIGURE WEARS A MAROON COAT WITH YELLOW FROGGING AND WHITE CROSS-BELTS, PALE BREECHES, AND BLACK SHOES. A GREY MUSKET RESTS AGAINST THE FIGURE'S LEFT SHOULDER, AND THE HANDLE IS FORMED AT THE REAR. THE HAT BRIM FORMS THE POURING SPOUT.

AN ACCOMPANYING CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY FROM WOOD POTTERS OF BURSLEM STATES THAT THIS JUG IS CRAFTED FROM AN ORIGINAL SHORTER & SON MOULD. THE CERTIFICATE NOTES THAT ORIGINAL SHORTER PRODUCTS DATE BACK TO 1871 WHEN ARTHUR SHORTER STARTED THE COMPANY IN HANLEY, STOKE-ON-TRENT, AND THAT WOOD POTTERS OF BURSLEM PURCHASED THE TITLE, NAME, SHAPES AND DESIGNS.

IDENTIFICATION:
* MAKER: WOOD POTTERS OF BURSLEM (FROM ORIGINAL SHORTER & SON MOULD)
* ORIGIN: STAFFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND
* TYPE: HAND-PAINTED FIGURAL TOBY JUG, MILITARY SUBJECT
* CERTIFICATE: CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY PRESENT FROM WOOD POTTERS OF BURSLEM

CONDITION:
GLAZE IS BRIGHT AND INTACT ACROSS ALL EXTERIOR SURFACES. PAINT DECORATION IS CRISP WITH NO SIGNIFICANT LOSSES OBSERVED. MINOR DISCOLOURATION VISIBLE TO THE INTERIOR. A SMALL CHIP OR IMPERFECTION IS VISIBLE AT THE INNER RIM EDGE. HANDLE IS INTACT. NO CRACKS OBSERVED TO THE EXTERIOR.

Item Size: Height: 15cm, Width: 25cm, Depth: 20cm, Weight: 1Kg

Late 20Th Century; Late 20Th Century; English; Wood Potters Of Burslem (From Original Shorter & Son Mould); Accompanying Certificate Reads 'Handpainted By Shorter & Son, Staffordshire, England' With Wood Potters Of Burslem, Hilburn Road, Cobridge Estate, Stoke-On-Trent St6 2Qf; Glazed Earthenware; Glaze Is Bright And Intact Across All Surfaces. Minor Discolouration Visible To The Interior. A Small Chip Or Firing Imperfection Appears Visible To The Inner Rim Area. No Cracks Observed To The Exteri

Condition: Good

779177+86

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

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