£3,100
A complete set of eleven Wilkinson Royal Staffordshire pottery Toby Jugs depicting Allied war leaders, circa 1915-1919, designed by Sir Francis Carruthers Gould (1844-1925), and issued during and immediately after the 1st World War, and comprising Lord Kitchener, holding a jug inscribed 'Bitter for the Kaiser'; Admiral Beatty, holding a shell inscribed 'Dread Nought'; Field Marshall Haig, seated upon a tank, titled 'Push and Go' to the base; Admiral Jellicoe, holding a jug inscribed 'Hell Fire Jack'; Marshall Joffre, holding a shell inscribed '75mm Ce que joffre'; Lord French, holding a jug inscribed 'French Pour Les Francais'; the Rt. Hon. D. Lloyd George, holding a shell titled 'Shell Out!'; Marshall Foch holding a champagne bottle inscribed 'Au Diable Le Kaiser'; General Botha, holding a jug inscribed 'Loyalty'; Woodrow Wilson, with an aeroplane on his lap, the base inscribed 'Welcome! Uncle Sam'; King George V, holding a globe, the base inscribed 'Pro Patria', all with printed marks, facsimile signatures and retailer's marks for Soane & Smith, measuring from 31.5cm to 24.5cm high.
Admiral Beatty hat has been restored (UV light), Marshal Foch also with restoration to hat (UV light) and a small chip to the left cuff of his sleeve. Woodrow Wilson has a small chip to glazing above ‘Welcome Uncle Sam’. Lord Kitchener also has some restoration to the hat (UV light). Otherwise appears in good condition, all restoration appears to have been sympathetically/professionally done.
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