Royal Doulton Lambeth Leather Ware Motto Jug With Silver Rim

ROYAL DOULTON LAMBETH LEATHER WARE MOTTO JUG. THIS IS A REALLY WONDERFUL, QUITE RARE (I’VE HAD MANY LEATHER JACK FORM DOULTON JUGS BUT THIS IS THE FIRST FAUX RHINO) FAUX LEATHER WARE (IT’S ACTUALLY MADE TO IMITATE ELEPHANT/RHINO HIDE) MOTTOED ALE JUG WITH AN APPLIED STERLING SILVER LIP RIM PRODUCED AT THE DOULTON LAMBETH FACTORY IN, I WOULD GUESS, THE VERY LATE 19th. CENTURY (IN FACT I JUST CHECKED THE SILVER RIM AND IT DATES IT TO [LONDON] 1902 AND WAS MADE BY CORNELIUS SAUNDERS & FRANK SHEPHERD). IN STANDARD JUG FORM WITH LOOP HANDLE AND DARK/MATT BROWN GLAZE IT IS DEPICTED AS A WONDERFUL FAUX STITCHED (RHINO) LEATHER EWER IN FINE RELIEF DETAIL TO PRODUCE WHAT FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES LOOKS TO BE A MEDIEVAL STITCHED LEATHER ALE JUG – STUNNING EFFECT. THE FINISH IS QUITE INCREDIBLE TO THE FINEST DETAIL TO RESEMBLE STITCHED LEATHER – EVEN THE HANDLE LOOKS TO HAVE BEEN MADE OF JOINED LEATHER, AMAZING. TO ITS FRONT IS THE (RELIEF) MOTTO’ HEARS TO THEE MY HONEST FRIEND WISHING THESE HARD TIMES TO MEND’ IN LIGHT YELLOW, WHILE THE BASE IS STAMPED WITH THE IMPRESSED DOULTON LAMBETH SLATERS MARK TOGETHER WITH’2364′ (MODEL NUMBER), AN IMPRESSED REGISTRATION NUMBER, AND A DECORATOR’S MONOGRAM (‘NG’) FOR ELLEN GATHERCOLE – FOR ALL SEE PHOTOGRAPHS. THIS IS A LOVELY QUITE RARE PIECE OF PERIOD DOULTON LEATHER WARE IN A MARVELOUS TROMP L’OILE DESIGN THAT’S IN SUPERB CONDITION AND WITH A LOW START PRICE SHOULD GET A LOT OF INTEREST FROM ALL COLLECTORS. THERE IS NO RESERVE ON THIS SALE. ALMOST EVERYTHING I SELL IS IN THE CONDITION I HAVE BOUGHT IT, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED, (I HAVE LEARNT TO MY COST IN THE PAST NOT TO TAMPER WITH AN ITEM), AND THEREFORE I HAVE NEITHER HAD ITEMS REPAIRED NOR RESTORED. I WILL ENDEAVOUR TO REPORT ON AN ITEM WHICH HAS HAD EITHER; HOWEVER I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY IF AN ITEM HAS BEEN TAMPERED WITH AND I CANNOT DETECT IT. PLEASE DON’T WASTE YOUR TIME ASKING FOR A B. I WILL DISPATCH GOODS ON CLEARANCE OF ANY OF THE ABOVE. I DO NOT ACCEPT – NON U. ALL PARCELS ARE WELL PACKED AND PROTECTED WITH STRONG BOXES, BUBBLE WRAP AND PACKAGING PEANUTS WHERE NECESSARY. SO PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY AS THEY ARE BINDING. DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. The item “ROYAL DOULTON LAMBETH LEATHER WARE MOTTO JUG WITH SILVER RIM” is in sale since Wednesday, February 19, 2014. This item is in the category “Pottery, Porcelain & Glass\Stoneware\Doulton Lambeth”. The seller is “rtzilla” and is located in London. This item can be shipped to all countries in Europe, all countries in continental Asia, United States, Canada, Australia.

• Material: Stoneware
• Manufacturer/ Type: Doulton Lambeth
• Use: Decorative
• Product Type: EWER
• Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
• Sub-Type: British
• Date: c.1840-c.1900
• Boxed/ Unboxed: Unboxed
• Colour: VERY DARK BROWN / BLACK