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A full set of eleven Wilkinson Toby Jugs of the Allied Commanders of the First World War Issued in Limited Editions between 1915 and 1919.
8 April 2009, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £9,000 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA full set of eleven Wilkinson Toby Jugs of the Allied Commanders of the First World War
Issued in Limited Editions between 1915 and 1919.
Designed by Sir F Carruthers Gould, comprising Lord Kitchener, holding a jug inscribed 'Bitter for the KAISER', 25cm high, Admiral Beatty, holding a shell inscribed 'Dread Nought', 26.5cm high, Field Marshall Haig, seated upon a tank, titled 'PUSH AND GO' to the base, 27cm high (some minor flaking to the enamel of the handle), Admiral Jellicoe, holding a jug inscribed 'HELL FIRE JACK', 26cm high, Marshall Joffre, holding a shell inscribed '75mm Ce que joffre', 25.5cm high, Lord French, holding a jug inscribed 'French Pour Les Francais', 26cm high, the Rt. Hon. D. Lloyd George, holding a shell titled 'SHELL OUT!', 25cm high, Marshall Foch holding a champagne bottle inscribed 'AU DIABLE LE KAISER' and a glass, 31.5cm high, General Botha, holding a jug inscribed 'LOYALTY', 26.5cm high, Woodrow Wilson, with an aeroplane on his lap, the base inscribed 'WELCOME! UNCLE SAM', 27cm high (very minor glaze flaking) and King George V, holding a globe, the base inscribed 'PRO PATRIA', 30cm high, all with printed marks, facsimile signatures and retailer's marks for Soane & Smith (11)
Designed by Sir F Carruthers Gould, comprising Lord Kitchener, holding a jug inscribed 'Bitter for the KAISER', 25cm high, Admiral Beatty, holding a shell inscribed 'Dread Nought', 26.5cm high, Field Marshall Haig, seated upon a tank, titled 'PUSH AND GO' to the base, 27cm high (some minor flaking to the enamel of the handle), Admiral Jellicoe, holding a jug inscribed 'HELL FIRE JACK', 26cm high, Marshall Joffre, holding a shell inscribed '75mm Ce que joffre', 25.5cm high, Lord French, holding a jug inscribed 'French Pour Les Francais', 26cm high, the Rt. Hon. D. Lloyd George, holding a shell titled 'SHELL OUT!', 25cm high, Marshall Foch holding a champagne bottle inscribed 'AU DIABLE LE KAISER' and a glass, 31.5cm high, General Botha, holding a jug inscribed 'LOYALTY', 26.5cm high, Woodrow Wilson, with an aeroplane on his lap, the base inscribed 'WELCOME! UNCLE SAM', 27cm high (very minor glaze flaking) and King George V, holding a globe, the base inscribed 'PRO PATRIA', 30cm high, all with printed marks, facsimile signatures and retailer's marks for Soane & Smith (11)
Footnotes
See Vic Schuler, Collecting British Toby Jugs (1994), pp 167 and 168, for examples and discussion of the group. Sir Francis Carruthers Gould (1844-1920), was one of the most famous political cartoonists of his time
