Description: 1936 Crown Devon Musical Jug/Tankard Sarie Marais Ref. J.31 - PLEASE TAKE NOTE: RESERVED ITEM
Make: Crown Devon, England
Date: 1936
History: Crown Devon pottery began as S. Fielding & Co. in 1878 at the Railway Works, Stoke-on Trent, England producing mainly majolica ware. In 1921 the company was renamed Crown Devon and became famous for its lusterware and Art Deco ceramics. The factory eventually closed in 1982 but remains an important part of Britains ceramic past and Crown Devon pieces remain highly collectable, especially Art Deco items.
Now, who was Sarie Marais? She was an actual person named Sarie Mare`, born in 1866 and married to Jacobus Toerien.
Description: On offer is the highly iconic Sarie Marais raised decoration and hand-painted jug/tankard. Undamaged and with a musical box still working, this tankard was produced exclusively for the South African market showing the British Registration number 808887 with an added note S. Africa Rd. applied for and Design No. 81 of 1936 as well as the Crown Fieldings backstamp for that period. Sarie Marais is shown looking over the veld for three men on horseback who escaped together from the British during the Boer War, with the song Sarie Marais written in Afrikaans. The mielie is depicted as the jugs handle.
Condition: The jug/tankard remains in excellent condition, the music box (of Swiss manufacture and playing the well-known song, Sarie Marais) still works, but, please note, the small round knob to stop the music is missing..
Dimensions: Height 17cm.
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Price: R 375.00
Please note, I am NOT a qualified archaeologist/antiquarian and the description I have given is based on research of the subject.
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