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A set of four Wilkinson Toby Jugs of Allied Commanders of the First World War, circa 1918
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A set of four Wilkinson Toby Jugs of Allied Commanders of the First World War, circa 1918 From a set issued in Limited Editions between 1915 and 1919, designed by Sir F Carruthers Gould, comprising Admiral Beatty, holding a shell inscribed 'Dread Nought', Field Marshall Haig, seated upon a tank, titled 'PUSH AND GO' to the base, the Rt Hon David Lloyd George, holding a shell titled 'SHELL OUT!', and Marshall Foch holding a champagne bottle inscribed 'AU DIABLE LE KAISER', 25cm to 30.5cm high, printed marks and facsimile signatures, three dated 1918 (4) Footnotes: Francis Carruthers Gould (1844-1925) was a caricaturist and political cartoonist who founded the monthly 'Picture Politics' in 1894. He was never savage in his cartoons, as he claimed 'I etch with vinegar, not vitriol'. See Vic Schuler, Collecting British Toby Jugs (1994), pp.167-8 for other examples and a discussion of the group. A full set of eleven jugs was sold by Bonhams on 18 May 2016, lot 426. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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A set of four Wilkinson Toby Jugs of Allied Commanders of the First World War, circa 1918 From a set issued in Limited Editions between 1915 and 1919, designed by Sir F Carruthers Gould, comprising Admiral Beatty, holding a shell inscribed 'Dread Nought', Field Marshall Haig, seated upon a tank, titled 'PUSH AND GO' to the base, the Rt Hon David Lloyd George, holding a shell titled 'SHELL OUT!', and Marshall Foch holding a champagne bottle inscribed 'AU DIABLE LE KAISER', 25cm to 30.5cm high, printed marks and facsimile signatures, three dated 1918 (4) Footnotes: Francis Carruthers Gould (1844-1925) was a caricaturist and political cartoonist who founded the monthly 'Picture Politics' in 1894. He was never savage in his cartoons, as he claimed 'I etch with vinegar, not vitriol'. See Vic Schuler, Collecting British Toby Jugs (1994), pp.167-8 for other examples and a discussion of the group. A full set of eleven jugs was sold by Bonhams on 18 May 2016, lot 426. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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