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Other Items from Kingsware
Mr Pickwick Proposes Pitcher - Kingsware Pitcher with silver rim "Mr. Pickwick Proposes a Toast"; 6"H
Night Watchman Dewars Scotch Bottle - Kingsware Night Watchman "Dewar's Scotch" Bottle; 10.5"H
The Witch Teapot (Square Body) - Royal Doulton kingsware teapot (square body), ''The Witch'', designed by Charles J Noke.
Issue Dates: unknown
In children's fairy tales, witches are often depicted as wicked old women with wrinkled skin and pointy hats, clothed in black with warts on their noses. They are often portrayed as concocting potions in large cauldrons and typically ride through the air on a broomstick.
Bill Sikes Flask With Modelled Head - Royal Doulton kingsware flask with modelled head, ''Bill Sikes'', designed by Charles J. Noke.
Size: 7.25"H
Issue Dates: 1905
Bill Sikes, from Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, was a brutal thief associated with Fagin, and the lover and murderer of Nancy who aided Oliver's escape. He finally hangs himself accidentally whilst trying to espace the mob hunting him down.
Sikes' bull terrier, Bullseye, is imaged on the reverse.
The Churchwarden Whisky Bottle With Stopper - Royal Doulton kingsware whisky bottle with stopper, ''The Churchwarden'', designed by Charles J. Noke.
Size: 9.75"H
Issue Dates: 1906
The Churchwarden was a long, curved smoking pipe invented in the early 19th century, named after the dignified church administrators of the time.
Darby & Joan Teapot - Royal Doulton kingsware teapot, ''Darby & Joan'', designed by Charles J. Noke.
Size: 5"H
Issue Dates: unknown
Darby & Joan were first named in a poem in the Gentlemen's Magazine of 1735. They are the epitome of a devoted old married couple.
John Barleycorn Pitcher (Airbrushed Design) - Royal Doulton kingsware pitcher (airbrushed design), ''John Barleycorn'', designed by Charles J Noke.
Size: N/A
Issue Dates: unknown
If barley was a person, he would be John Barleycon. Since barley is the grain from which malt liqour is made, it seems only appropriate that John Barleycon is shown with a jug in hand.
The Macnab Bottle With Stopper - Royal Doulton kingsware bottle with stopper, ''The Macnab'', designed by Charles J Noke.
Size: 8.5"H
Issue Dates: 1915
The depiciton on this bottle was modeled after a portrait of Francis MacNab, painted by Sir Henry Raeburn in 1810.
Mr Pickwick Bottle Without Stopper - Royal Doulton kingsware bottle without stopper, ''Mr Pickwick'', designed by Charles J Noke.
Size: 8.5"H
Issue Dates: 1939
Founder and chairman of the Picwick Club, Samuel Pickwick is the elegent and genial hero of Charles Dickens' The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, first published in 1837.
Smoking Man Tobacco Jar With Silver Lid - Royal Doulton kingsware tobacco jar with silver lid, ''Smoking Man'', designed by Charles J Noke.
Size: 6''H
Issue Dates: unknown
Mr. Stiggins Bottle - Royal Doulton kingsware bottle, ''Mr. Stiggins'', designed by Charles J Noke.
Size: 8"H
Issue Dates: 1936
The Reverend Mister Stiggins is a character from Charles Dickens' 'Pickwick Papers'.
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