ROYAL DOULTON "PIED PIPER" LARGE CHARACTER JUG - D.6403

A ROYAL DOULTON LARGE CHARACTER JUG DEPICTING THE PIED PIPER, MODELLED AS AN ELDERLY FIGURE WEARING A LARGE GREEN HAT WITH GREY HAIR FLOWING BENEATH. THE HANDLE IS FORMED AS A BROWN RAT PERCHED ON A BRANCH. THE BASE IS FINISHED IN MAROON AND YELLOW GLAZES.

IDENTIFICATION:
* MAKER: ROYAL DOULTON, ENGLAND
* CHARACTER: "PIED PIPER"
* MODEL NUMBER: D.6403
* COPYRIGHT DATE: 1953
* MARK TYPE: PRINTED GREEN BACKSTAMP WITH LION AND CROWN, "DOULTON & CO.LIMITED"
* REGISTRATION NUMBERS: RD NO 871561, RD NO 31803, RD NO 6824, RD NO 236/53

CONDITION:
GLAZE IS BRIGHT WITH VIBRANT COLOURS ACROSS ALL SURFACES. THE RIM AND SPOUT APPEAR INTACT WITH NO VISIBLE CHIPS. THE HANDLE FIGURE OF THE RAT ON THE BRANCH IS INTACT. INTERIOR IS CLEAN. A MINOR BLUE MARK AND A SMALL REDDISH-BROWN SPOT ARE VISIBLE ON THE BASE NEAR THE BACKSTAMP.

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

Mid-Century Modern (1940-1970); Post 1953; English; Royal Doulton; Printed Green Backstamp With Lion And Crown, "Made In England / Royal Doulton / England", "Pied Piper." D.6403. Copr.1953. Doulton & Co.Limited. Rd No 871561. Rd No 31803. Rd No 6824. Rd No 236/53. Hand-Painted Green Number "4" Below.; Glazed Earthenware; Glaze Is Bright And Colours Are Vibrant Across All Surfaces. Minor Blue Paint Mark Or Kiln Mark Visible On The Base Near The Backstamp. Small Reddish-Brown Spot Visible On The B

Condition: Good

779177+12

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

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