CHARACTER JUG - GENTLEMAN IN TOP HAT WITH FROG HANDLE

A HAND-PAINTED CHARACTER JUG DEPICTING AN ELDERLY GENTLEMAN WITH GREY HAIR AND A BUSHY MOUSTACHE, WEARING A WHITE TOP HAT WITH A BLACK BAND. THE FACE IS MODELLED WITH A STERN EXPRESSION AND DETAILED FEATURES. THE HANDLE IS FORMED AS A BROWN TREE BRANCH WITH A SMALL GREEN FROG FIGURE PERCHED UPON IT.

OVERVIEW:
THIS IS A LARGE-SIZE CHARACTER JUG WITH DETAILED HAND-PAINTED DECORATION. THE TOP HAT FORMS THE POURING SPOUT. THE MODELLING OF THE FACIAL FEATURES, HAIR AND MOUSTACHE IS WELL EXECUTED WITH NATURALISTIC COLOURING. THE HANDLE INCORPORATES A SMALL FIGURE OF A FROG DRESSED IN GREEN, SEATED ON A BROWN BRANCH.

CONDITION NOTES:
* MINOR PAINT WEAR TO THE GREEN-GREY EDGE OF THE HAT BRIM
* LIGHT CRAZING VISIBLE TO THE INTERIOR GLAZE
* HANDLE INTACT WITH NO VISIBLE DAMAGE
* BODY FREE OF VISIBLE CHIPS OR CRACKS
* BASE IS UNGLAZED WITH FAINT MARKINGS THAT ARE NOT CLEARLY LEGIBLE

SPECIFICATIONS:
* TYPE: CHARACTER JUG
* MATERIAL: GLAZED EARTHENWARE
* DECORATION: HAND-PAINTED
* HANDLE DETAIL: BRANCH FORM WITH FROG FIGURE
* BASE: UNGLAZED, MARKINGS NOT CLEARLY LEGIBLE

Item Size: Height: 32cm, Width: 32cm, Depth: 26cm, Weight: 3Kg

Mid-Century Modern (1940-1970); Mid 20Th Century; English; Glazed Earthenware; Minor Wear To The Green-Grey Painted Edge Of The Hat Brim. Light Crazing Visible To The Interior Glaze. The Base Is Unglazed With Some Faint Markings That Are Not Clearly Legible. Handle And Body Are Intact With No Visible Chips Or Cracks.

Condition: Good

779177+6

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

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