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Lot 28:
Description
A Royal Doulton glazed earthenware Toby jug depicting the Shakespearean character Sir John Falstaff. The piece is modeled as a full-bodied seated figure dressed in a deep red coat with black buttons and a brown diagonal shoulder strap. The character features a grey beard and mustache and wears a black tricorn hat with yellow interior highlights. He is depicted holding a foaming tankard in his left hand and a loaf of bread in his right hand. The jug includes a simple curved handle finished in black glaze. The underside is marked with the Royal Doulton factory backstamp featuring a lion rampant atop a crown and a circular mark containing the words MADE IN ENGLAND and ROYAL DOULTON ENGLAND. The name FALSTAFF is printed in black capital letters to the side of the mark.
Height: 5.5 inches.
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