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Lot 213: A Collection of Ceramic Character Jugs and Whimsical Figurines Including Shorter and Son and Goebel

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Start price: £4

Estimated price: £40 - £70

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An assortment of decorative ceramic items presented in a plastic crate. The lot features two character jugs, the largest being a glazed ceramic piece depicting a man in a black tricorn hat and dark green coat. This jug is marked on the base Shorter and Son Ltd, Stoke-on-Trent, Made in England. The second, smaller jug depicts a man in a brown coat and black hat. The collection further includes two matte-finished bisque figurines in the style of Hummel, depicting a girl with a watering can and a boy playing a violin. Both of these figures bear the blue W. Goebel Porzellanfabrik mark consisting of a large V with a stylised bee. Also included is a rabbit figurine on a circular base marked for The Leonardo Collection. The remainder of the lot consists of various whimsical ceramic animal figures, primarily rabbits, including a rabbit in a green bed with a ladybird, a rabbit with a red heart, and a spherical rabbit ornament.