Antique Royal Doulton loving cup. THE SHAKESPEARE JUG 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 theatres. 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 special “Bard Fanatic” in. Your life, even if it happens to be you! OOP = Out Of Production. Item: THE SHAKESPEARE JUG Loving Cup. Backstamp: Royal Doulton / The Shakespeare Jug. Size: 10.5 in H / 26.7 cm H. Colorway: Multicolor (see Photos). Country of Origin: England. Availability: Rare; Retired; OOP. NO Chips, NO Cracks, Slight Crazing, NO Restoration. From My Personal Collection. Stored in Smoke-FREE, Pet-FREE Environment. Photos are of the ACTUAL Loving Cup. Seaway China, a major Royal Doulton distributor. And retailer, lists THE TOWER OF LONDON. See Photo # 9. This item has been listed for sale on other sites. Therefore, if you like it. Or MAKE AN OFFER. Before it’s gone! To find the least expensive yet highest quality. LoopGraphix 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. NOT honor the claim. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Decorative Collectibles\Sculptures & Figurines”. The seller is “bwana01″ and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Artist: Charles Noke
- Shape: Loving Cup
- Occasion: All Occasions
- Size: Large
- Year Manufactured: 1933
- Additional Parts Required: No
- Suitable For: Display
- Department: Adult
- Number in Pack: 1
- Item Height: 10.5 inches
- Style: 1930s High Relief
- Features: Hand Painted
- Finish: Glossy
- Room: Any Room
- Engraved: Yes
- Handmade: Yes
- Pattern: No Pattern
- Character: Shakespeare Characters
- Signed: Yes
- Color: Multicolor
- Material: Stoneware
- Subject: Shakespeare
- Brand: Royal Doulton
- Type: Loving Cup
- Era: Early 20th Century (1911-1940)
- Collection: Men Of History
- Theme: Shakespeare Plays
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Time Period Manufactured: 1930-1939
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
- Character Family: Shakespeare Characters
