A full set of eleven Wilkinson Toby Jugs of Allied Commanders of the First World War, circa 1915-19

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A full set of eleven Wilkinson Toby Jugs of Allied Commanders of the First World War, circa 1915-19

Fine Glass and British Ceramics
29 Sep 2020

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Auction archive: Lot number 231

A full set of eleven Wilkinson Toby Jugs of Allied Commanders of the First World War, circa 1915-19

Fine Glass and British Ceramics
29 Sep 2020

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£4,062

ca. US$5,222

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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', 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 Français', the Rt. Hon. David 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', President Woodrow Wilson, with an aeroplane on his lap, the base inscribed 'WELCOME! UNCLE SAM', and King George V, holding a globe, the base inscribed 'PRO PATRIA', 24.5-31.5cm high, printed marks and facsimile signatures (11)