{"product_id":"d5823-royal-doulton-large-character-jug-owd-mac-auld-mac","title":"D5823 Royal Doulton large character jug Owd Mac | Auld Mac","description":"Royal Doulton large character jug Auld Mac \u003cspan\u003eD5823 \u003cbr\u003eBackstamp B: Auld Mac incised in the rear of the tam c.1938 - 1940, but Owd Mac on basestamp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBackstamp dates this example at c.1941\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDesigner: Harry Fenton\u003cbr\u003eApprox 16cms (6 1\/4\") tall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn excellent condition, relative to the age of the piece\u003cbr\u003eSome crazing seen at point blank inspection on the inside of the jug, but overall a great, early example (some 80 years old)\u003cbr\u003eGUARANTEED free from damage and repair\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Auld Mac:\u003c\/strong\u003e A song by Sir Henry Lauder, a 20th century singer and comedian, called \"Bang went Saxpence\" inspired this piece. In it a Scotsman named Mac found the prices too high in London because every time he made a move \"bang went saxpence\", which is incised on the back of his Tam, below \"Auld Mac\".\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Royal Doulton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32159704252510,"sku":"RA-0001626_A","price":200.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9528\/7908\/files\/D5823_auldmac_1a.jpg?v=1780807676","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutantiques.com.au\/products\/d5823-royal-doulton-large-character-jug-owd-mac-auld-mac","provider":"Roundabout Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}