ROYAL DOULTON CHARACTER JUGS AND NOVELTY WARES - ENGLISH CIRCA 1950S-1960S

A CHARMING COLLECTION OF ROYAL DOULTON CERAMICS COMPRISING THREE CHARACTER JUGS WITH DISTINCTIVE HAND-MODELLED FACES AND THREE NOVELTY DUCK-FORM VESSELS, EXEMPLIFYING THE PLAYFUL DESIGN AESTHETIC OF MID-CENTURY ENGLISH POTTERY MANUFACTURE.

CHARACTER JUGS:
THREE SUBSTANTIAL CHARACTER JUGS FEATURING EXQUISITELY DETAILED FACIAL MODELLING WITH HAND-PAINTED FEATURES. EACH JUG DISPLAYS A UNIQUE CHARACTER EXPRESSION: THE LEFT FIGURE WEARS A BLACK TRICORN HAT WITH GREY CURLED HAIR AND JOVIAL EXPRESSION; THE CENTRE FIGURE FEATURES A PINK BONNET AND WARM SMILE; THE RIGHT FIGURE DISPLAYS A BLACK HAT WITH GREEN-TINTED HAIR AND DISTINCTIVE MOUSTACHE. ALL THREE FEATURE CREAM-COLOURED INTERIOR GLAZING AND DEMONSTRATE THE HIGH STANDARD OF ROYAL DOULTON'S CHARACTER JUG PRODUCTION.

DUCK FIGURINES:
THREE NOVELTY VESSELS IN THE FORM OF STYLISED DUCKS WITH YELLOW GLAZED BODIES, BLUE AND WHITE PAINTED WING DETAILS, AND BROWN-GLAZED FEET. EACH DUCK FEATURES A SMALL BLUE AND WHITE PAINTED HANDLE DETAIL TO THE REAR. THE DUCKS DISPLAY GRADUATED SIZING, SUGGESTING THEY MAY HAVE BEEN PRODUCED AS A NESTED OR GRADUATED SET.

CREAM JUG:
ONE ADDITIONAL CREAM JUG OF HEXAGONAL FORM WITH EMBOSSED DOT PATTERN DETAIL TO THE SIDES, CREAM-COLOURED GLAZE, AND SIMPLE LOOP HANDLE. THIS PIECE DEMONSTRATES THE UTILITARIAN WARES THAT COMPLEMENTED ROYAL DOULTON'S DECORATIVE CHARACTER JUG PRODUCTION.

CONDITION: THE CHARACTER JUGS SHOW MINOR SURFACE CRAZING CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND USE. GILT DECORATION TO HAT BRIMS AND FACIAL DETAILS DISPLAYS EXPECTED WEAR. THE DUCK FIGURINES RETAIN BRIGHT GLAZE COLOUR WITH MINOR WEAR TO WING TIPS. THE CREAM JUG SHOWS TYPICAL INTERIOR PATINA. NO CHIPS, CRACKS, OR REPAIRS ARE EVIDENT TO ANY PIECES IN THE COLLECTION.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION. THESE PIECES REPRESENT THE MID-CENTURY DECORATIVE CERAMICS MARKET WHEN ROYAL DOULTON PRODUCED CHARACTER JUGS AS BOTH FUNCTIONAL SERVING VESSELS AND COLLECTIBLE NOVELTY WARES.

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

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Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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