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The full set of eleven Wilkinson character jugs, designed by Sir Francis Carruthers Gould,

depicting the allied commanders of the First World War and 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 Francais'; the Rt. Hon. D. 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'; Woodrow Wilson, with an aeroplane on his lap, the base inscribed 'Welcome! Uncle Sam'; King George V, holding a globe, the base inscribed 'Pro Patria', all with printed marks, facsimile signatures and retailer's marks for Soane & Smith
the largest 31cm high

Woodrow Wilson with a small chip to the underside of one wing of the plane, Lord French with some small paint loss to the blue on one Union Jack, Field Marshall Haig with some light paint loss to the propellor handle, otherwise, all in generally good condition, noting some crazing to all.

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