Royal Doulton Large Character Jug, Merlin D7117

A large English glazed ceramic character jug depicting the legendary wizard Merlin. The piece is modeled as the head of the sorcerer with deeply furrowed brows, a long flowing white beard, and a blue cap featuring a golden rim. The handle is intricately formed as a red dragon, its body scales and wings rendered in relief and a silver and gold hilt sword against the wizard's shoulder. The base features a printed black factory mark consisting of a lion atop a crown surrounded by Royal Doulton England and Made in England. Below this, the piece is identified as Royal Doulton Merlin D7117, noted as Modelled by Robert Tabbenor, and bears a 1998 Royal Doulton copyright. It is further inscribed as a Limited Edition of 1,500, with this specific example hand-numbered in green ink as 385. Dimensions: 8.5"W x 7.25"H Edition Number and/or Size: 385 of 1500 Weight: 2.1 lbs Condition Request Condition Report Good.

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