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Lot #281 - A rare Royal Doulton ‘Mephistopheles’ large character jug

  • Auction House:
    Cordy's
  • Sale Name:
    May 2014 Art & Antique Auction
  • Sale Date:
    20 May 2014 ~ 9.30am (NZ time) (Lots 1 - 425)
    20 May 2014 ~ 5pm (NZ time) (Lots 430 - 819)
  • Lot #:
    281
  • Lot Description:
    A rare Royal Doulton ‘Mephistopheles’ large character jug
    designed by Noke and Fenton, number D5757, issued 1937-1948. The first two faced character jug produced by Doulton and remaining so for fifty years. With verse under the base – ‘When the devil was sick, the devil a saint would be, when the devil got well, devil a saint was he’. Height 150.
  • Notes:
    In fine/excellent condition with minimal overglaze crazing.
  • Estimate:
    NZ$450 - 450
  • Realised Price:
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  • Category:
    Ceramics & Porcelain

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