DESCRIPTION: KING GEORGE V, (1865 - 1936) Toby Jug Limited Edition
of 1000. In addition to the full colour version, this jug was
also issued in a pearl white colour with blue tunic and slacks.
DIMENSIONS: 12-1/4"
high x 6"wide
BACKSTAMP: Wilkinson
Ltd., England, Ca. 1919. Signed by F. Carruthers Gould. Exclusive
to Soane & Smith Ltd. 482 Oxford Street, London. It was the
last jug issued in the WWI series.
HISTORY: In 1917, during
World War I, he gave up all of his English titles and cut off
the royal family's connection to all things German. It was he
who changed the name of the royal house from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
to Windsor.
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Signed F Carruthers Gould
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