A great WW1 era piece of crested china in the form of the bust of John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe upon a pedestal.

The pedestal has a gloss finish while the bust has a matt finish.

The pedestal has a crest to the front depicting ‘The Flag of Liberty’ and has gilt detailing to the bottom edge.

The reverse of the bust is inscribed ‘Jellicoe’.

The model is stamped to the base for ‘Grafton China’.

~ Dimensions ~

The model has a height of 5 ½ inches (14cm), a width of 3 ½ inches (9cm) and a depth of 2 ½ inches (6.5cm).

It weighs 93g.

~ Condition ~

The bust has a crack around the right hand shoulder but this has been repaired very nicely.

Overall the model is in a good condition with no other signs of damage and very minimal wear.

~ John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe ~

Admiral of the Fleet John Rushworth Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe, GCB, OM, GCVO, SGM (5 December 1859 – 20 November 1935) was a Royal Navy officer. He fought in the Anglo-Egyptian War and the Boxer Rebellion and commanded the Grand Fleet at the Battle of Jutland in May 1916 during World War I. His handling of the fleet at that battle was controversial: he made no serious mistakes and the German High Seas Fleet retreated to port – at a time when defeat would have been catastrophic for Britain – but at the time the British public were disappointed that the Royal Navy had not won a victory on the scale of the Battle of Trafalgar. Jellicoe later served as First Sea Lord, overseeing the expansion of the Naval Staff at the Admiralty and the introduction of convoy, but was removed at the end of 1917. He also served as the Governor-General of New Zealand in the early 1920s.