Royal Doulton Jan Smuts Large Character Jug D6198

Royal Doulton Jan Smuts- D6198
Large Character Jug
Made in England
1946-1948
Height: 17cm
In excellent condition

This jug is extremely rare, it was only produced from 1946 - 1948.
Lieutenant-General Jan Christian Smuts was born in 1870 and educated at Christs College in Cambridge. Upon graduating he became a member of the Cape bar, and subsequently Attorney-General of the Transvaal. During the South African War, Smuts fought first as a private, but soon rose to the rank of General and proved himself one of the most resourceful of the Boer leaders. After the Union, he became Bothas right-hand man. His brilliant record of service in the war in German S.W. Africa and in German East Africa--is well known.A South African attorney, military man and politician, Jan Christian Smuts (1870 - 1950) served as a member of the British War Cabinet in World War I and was one of the authors of the Covenant of the League of Nations. In 1945, after again serving the Allies in World War II, Smuts is credited with writing the preamble to the Charter of the United Nations. He became the Prime Minister of South Africa in 1919 and again in 1939.
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