Circus Folk Arts Blog

Royal Doulton produces not only the best but the most interesting pieces that satisfy every collector’s wish. It offers wide array of items and most of them are challenging to collect because the size of the subject is very extensive. There are more collectors who get inclined into these things first because of the challenge, second because the fulfillment it gives and third because they are pleasing to the eyes. There is one that is highly regarded as difficult to collect and it’s none other than the character jugs. Their designs are patterned from hundreds of popular personalities.Character jugs were first introduced in the early 1930’s that got the attention of collectors right away. They are not your mediocre jugs that are for everyday use because each of these jugs is created to be collected and displayed. Who would dare to make these jugs as primary fixtures in your kitchen? They’re regarded as one of the finest and the most popular jugs not only because of the brilliant designs but also because of the challenge they give to collectors. These jugs even paved the way for other collectible items which they call as derivatives or useful gifts and some of them are teapots, sugar bowls, musical jugs, toothpick holders and tobacco jars.Collectors who are up for the challenge of completing over three hundred subjects of character jugs should check out what Royal Doulton has in store for you. The items to collect are even expanding which make the task harder but the quality is still the same and the designs still vary of course. Those who are interested can select from variety of these jugs that are classified according to size and design, and to name a few they are Odd Size Character Jugs, Tiny Character Jugs, Large Character Jugs, Character Jugs Derivatives, Small Character Jugs, Simeon Tobies and others. They’re guaranteed to be the finest of all the porcelain jugs you know and if you consider yourself as a keen collector then you better start collecting these gorgeous pieces now.