Bidspirit auction | A Trio of British Ceramic


A Trio of British Ceramic Advertising Water Jugs including Crown Devon, Wade, and Halifax Ceramic Ware - A trio of vintage earthenware promotional water jugs produced for the UK market. The first jug is a cylindrical form with a cyan-blue glaze, decorated with a transfer-printed gold crest and branding for Embassy Number 1 Extra Mild. It features a squared handle and a prominent integrated spout. The base displays a backstamp for Crown Devon, S. Fielding and Co. Ltd., Staffordshire, England. The second jug is a novelty item modelled in the shape of a capital letter E representing Worthington E bitter. It is finished in a cobalt blue glaze with white side panels and features a green Wade pdm England mark to the base. The third jug is of a leaning parallelogram form with a mid-blue glaze, featuring the Regal cigarette logo and a mandatory tobacco health warning. The base bears a white printed mark for Halifax Ceramic Ware (HCW), Halifax, UK.