Gray Metallic Pottery Figural Gurgle Fish Pitcher or Vase

We are pleased to offer this highly collectible dark gray figural fish pitcher or flower vase featuring a shiny silver metallic glaze inside and out. It may have a mark on the bottom that is impossible to read, but was most likely manufactured by Dartmouth in Devon, England; Foster Studios in Cornwall, England; or by Invento. When the slip was removed from the mold soon enough, an air hole formed between the tail and head. This hole causes the pitcher to make a gurgling sound when poured - thus it is often called a gurgle pot or jug. 

 This unmarked pitcher, with curled tail handle, stands 9-1/2" tall.  It is in excellent condition with no nicks, chips or cracks.  Just  a wonderful figural pitcher that you are sure to want to add to your nautical décor. 

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For Your Information:

Glug Glug Jugs were originally made by Thomas Forester & Son in Staffordshire in the late 1870’s.

However, most people will associate these jugs with Dartmouth Pottery, who originally produced a fish shaped water jug which they called ‘Gurgling Fish Jugs…..a novelty which always attracts attention’.

A special pair of jugs was made in 1958 for presentation to the Queen and Prince Philip on their visit to Britannia Naval College to present New Colors.

The Commanding Officer of the college commissioned the jugs which were 9” tall, glazed green and embossed with the Royal insignia and the date 28th July 1958. This gift undoubtedly helped the popularity of the jugs, and they became great collector’s items.

They were also used as advertising items by breweries. Over the years hundreds were made to advertise ‘Plymouth Gin’. Gurgling jugs were intended for use as water jugs – they inherited their name due to the sound they made when liquid was poured out.

When Dartmouth Pottery closed in 2002, Wade Ceramics had the opportunity to buy the fish jug mold and have continued to produce the jugs since then. Up until now, the jugs have mainly been exported to the US,

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