07-14-201807-14-2018
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
3115BBoston
July 14, 2018 10:00 AMCalender
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Set of Eleven Wilkinson Commemorative Toby Jugs

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$13,530$11,000
Auction: European Furniture & Decorative Arts - 3115BLocation: BostonDate / Time: July 14, 2018 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 $6,000-8,000

Blue enamel on Woodrow Wilson misfired. No evidence of any cracks, chips or restorations throughout.


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Keywords

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