Royal Doulton Kingsware Tavern Scene Spirit Barrel on Oak Stand with Sterling Stopper

A Royal Doulton Kingsware spirit barrel decorated with Elizabethan tavern scenes, set on its oak stand and fitted with a sterling silver-mounted stopper. Kingsware was developed by Charles Noke and produced at Burslem from 1898 to 1939. Its rich treacle-brown glaze is built up over designs painted in coloured slip, and no other factory managed to replicate it.

The barrel is decorated all the way round. One side shows a barmaid carrying a jug through the cellar, and the other shows the cellarman with a tankard by a lit window. One end has two drinkers sharing a joke while a cat looks on, and the other end shows the cellar interior with pots and a tap.

Height: 11" (28 cm), including stand and stopper
Width: 7" (18 cm)

Condition: Small chip to the top of the neck, just under the silver collar. There is no spigot; the tap hole is open. The stopper is sterling silver.

Canadian dealer · Priced in CAD · No duties or brokerage · Mint condition guaranteed