07-10-201007-10-2010
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2513Boston
July 10, 2010 10:00 AMCalender
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Set of Eleven Wilkinson Commemorative Toby Jugs

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$15,405$13,000
Auction: European Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2513Location: BostonDate / Time: July 10, 2010 10:00AM

Description:

Set of Eleven Wilkinson Commemorative Toby Jugs, England, c. 1915-20, after designs by Sir Francis Carruthers Gould, each molded figure polychrome enameled and gilded and depicting political and military leaders during World War I, including Marshall Foch, President Woodrow Wilson, General Botha, Lord French, General Joffre, H.M. King George V, Lord Kitchner, Admiral Beatty, Rt. Hon. D. Lloyd George, Admiral Jelicoe, and Field Marshal Haig, printed factory mark and signature, ht. 9 1/2 to 11 3/4 in.
Estimate $1,200-1,500

Lord French with a 1/2" rim chip to the brim of the hat.
President Wilson has a 1/4" rim chip to the brim of the hat and a two-piece repair of 3 1/4" to a side of the brim poorly reglued.
All others in very good condition throughout with no cracks, chips or restorations.

Keywords

President, Woodrow Wilson, Toby Jugs, Kitchner, Marshall Foch, Admiral Beatty Rt., United Kingdom, Francis Carruthers Gould, George V, Jelicoe, Admiral, Field Marshal Haig, D. Lloyd George, Marshal