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 DESCRIPTION: KING GEORGE V, (1865 - 1936) This toby jug was issued
in a limited edition of 1000. In addition to the full colour
version, this jug was also issued in a pearl white colour with
the King's tunic and slacks in a cobalt blue.
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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