ROYAL DOULTON "GUARDSMAN" CHARACTER JUG FROM WILLIAMSBURG - D6568

A ROYAL DOULTON LARGE CHARACTER JUG DEPICTING A COLONIAL GUARDSMAN, PART OF THE "CHARACTER JUGS FROM WILLIAMSBURG" SERIES. THE JUG DEPICTS A FIGURE WEARING A BLACK TRICORN HAT WITH CREAM EDGING, A NAVY BLUE COAT WITH RED FACINGS AND GOLD-COLOURED BUTTON DETAILS, AND A WHITE CRAVAT. A SPEAR FORMS THE HANDLE AT THE REAR RIGHT SIDE. THE BACK OF THE JUG SHOWS THE FIGURE'S HAIR TIED IN A QUEUE WITH A DARK RIBBON BOW, AND THE WORD "...DSMAN" (GUARDSMAN) IS MOULDED INTO THE BASE OF THE REAR.

IDENTIFICATION:
* MAKER: ROYAL DOULTON, ENGLAND
* SERIES: CHARACTER JUGS FROM WILLIAMSBURG
* CHARACTER: GUARDSMAN
* MODEL NUMBER: D6568
* COPYRIGHT DATE: 1962
* MARK TYPE: GREEN PRINTED BACKSTAMP WITH LION AND CROWN, WITH MULTIPLE REGISTRATION NUMBERS

CONDITION:
THE GLAZE IS INTACT ACROSS ALL SURFACES. THE HAND-PAINTED DETAIL TO THE FACE, UNIFORM AND HAT IS WELL PRESERVED. MINOR MARK VISIBLE TO THE INTERIOR RIM EDGE. THE SPEAR HANDLE IS INTACT WITH NO CHIPS OR REPAIRS OBSERVED. THE BASE IS CLEAN WITH A CLEAR, LEGIBLE BACKSTAMP.

BASE MARK:
* ROYAL DOULTON ENGLAND BACKSTAMP WITH LION AND CROWN
* "CHARACTER JUGS FROM WILLIAMSBURG"
* "GUARDSMAN"
* D6568
* COPR 1962
* DOULTON & CO LIMITED
* RD NO 906338
* RD NO 43495
* RD NO 9224
* RD NO 786/62

Item Size: Height: 32cm, Width: 32cm, Depth: 26cm, Weight: 3Kg

Mid-Century Modern (1940-1970); 1960S; English; Royal Doulton; Green Printed Royal Doulton Backstamp With Lion And Crown, "Made In England", "Royal Doulton England", "Character Jugs From Williamsburg", "Guardsman", "D6568", "Copr 1962", "Doulton & Co Limited", "Rd No 906338", "Rd No 43495", "Rd No 9224", "Rd No 786/62"; Glazed Earthenware; Minor Surface Mark Visible To The Interior Rim Area. The Glaze Is Intact Across The Face, Hat And Uniform. The Spear Handle Forming The Jug Handle Is Intact.

Condition: Good

779177+4

Location of item: 90-94 Bannister Road, Canning Vale, WA, Australia

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