A scarce "No. 1 Jerry" musical chamber pot, by Crown Devon,
September 1939,
with Thorens cylinder movement playing Rule Britannia, surface instant-stop and captive key-wind, in base of cream glazed chamber pot bearing slogans *Have this on old nasty* and *Another violation of Poland*, flanked by abverse swastikas and Imperial crosses, with a target caricature of Adolf Hitler to inside, finished with blue and orange lined glaze decoration, repeated to handle - 4.5/8in. (12cm) high
with Thorens cylinder movement playing Rule Britannia, surface instant-stop and captive key-wind, in base of cream glazed chamber pot bearing slogans *Have this on old nasty* and *Another violation of Poland*, flanked by abverse swastikas and Imperial crosses, with a target caricature of Adolf Hitler to inside, finished with blue and orange lined glaze decoration, repeated to handle - 4.5/8in. (12cm) high
Estimate:
£1,800 - 2,500
€2,100 - 3,000
US$ 2,700 - 3,800
€2,100 - 3,000
US$ 2,700 - 3,800
Footnotes
- Condition: G II 3(i)
Category: Collectibles / Mechanical Music
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