Beer Jug

Designed by Keith Murray, Wedgwood

About 1935

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Oval black jasper medallion with white relief profile portrait of Winston Churchill smoking a cigar (1874-1965) facing left. Winston Churchill was a British politician who was Prime Minister between 1940 and 1945 and again between 1951 to 1955. As Prime Minister, Churchill led Britain to Victory against Nazi Germany. He is well known for his famous speech "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few"
Creamer of solid white jasper with applied green, lilac and white jasper decoration, with a border of green acanthus leaves around the foot, the main body decorated with green ivy garlands with berries, two tiny medallions hang at the joinings of the garlands, the lilac medallions contain white reliefs of flying cupid figures, with a band of leafy motifs around the upper body, a leaf-molded handle and beak spout.
Obverse: Arms of Krakow. Reverse: Three areas enclosed by oak leaves, each with an inscription.
Small molded caneware teapot, barrel shaped, the lower body fluted with a band around the middle, the main body with Bacchanalian scenes featuring young boys or putti figures, the loop handle and slightly curved spout molded to resemble bamboo poles, with a band of bamboo molding around the upper edge, the conforming cover with similar fluting and bent bamboo finial.