A Loving Cup designed by Charles Noke. THE SHAKESPEARE JUG is really something special to behold. So much going on it could take a good hour to figure it all out! Features a frieze of the Bard’s best known characters in bright. Included are Hamlet, Othello. Autolycus (The Winters Tale), Portia The Merchant of. Venice, Macbeth, King Lear (seated), Ophelia (Hamlet). Shylock (Merchant of Venice), Touchstone As You. Like It Katherine (Taming of the Shrew), Falstaff. (Henry IV & Merry Wives). Rim is DEAR SO OF MEMORY, GREAT HEIR. OF FAME, from John Milton’s poem’On. The Jug’s lip is a. Mask of laureate Shakespeare, while it. Sports a loop handle with tragedy and. Volumes of his plays. Along with more masks and jesters. Are molded around the base. Son of a respected husbandman and educated at a free grammar. He married Anne Hathaway in 1582 and a few years. Later moved to London where he probably started work in. One of the two theaters. Soon he was writing as well as. Acting, his name appearing in the cast-lists until 1603. His plays were very popular at the time and it is said. That he wrote The Merry Wives of Windsor at the. Request of Queen Elizabeth I. Wealthy from his stage work purchasing New Place. The largest house in Stratford, in 1597; by the. Time he retired there in 1610 he had built up. He was buried in. Stratford Church where one of his. Few authentic portraits, a. Monument with a bust. Can still be seen. A fabulous gift for “The Bard”. Life, even if it happens to be you. ” THE SHAKESPEARE JUG ” Loving Cup. Issued By: Royal Doulton. Series: Men Of History. Handle: Loop with Masks. 10.5 in / 26.7 cm. Availability: Limited Edition of 1000. From My Personal Collection. Photos are of the. Seaway China, a major Royal Doulton distributor. And retailer , lists the THE SHAKESPEARE JUG. Unless otherwise noted, all white spots on photos are. Reflections from camera flash and overhead lighting. This item has been listed for sale on other sites. Therefore, if you like it. Before it’s gone! GreatDeals is not responsible for service transit. Transit times are provided by the carrier. Exclude weekends & holidays, and may vary. With package origin and destination. Particularly during peak periods. If an item arrives damaged, save the item and. Claim can be filed. If you do not save. The item “Royal Doulton THE SHAKESPEARE JUG Loving Cup / c. 1933 Noke LE 476/1000 Excellent” is in sale since Friday, June 5, 2020. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Decorative Collectibles\Decorative Collectible Brands\Royal Doulton\Other Royal Doulton”. The seller is “gateman*john” and is located in Gurnee, Illinois. This item can be shipped worldwide.
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- Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
- Brand: Royal Doulton
