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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SBSVC, post: 199491, member: 136&quot;]I happen to love pitchers &amp; creamers and the like, and I recently bought a Beswick “Venetian” jug on eBay for $9.99 - a total that was less than what it cost the poor seller to ship the darned thing.</p><p><br /></p><p>It’s 8 ½” tall and marked “780”, with both an impressed MADE IN ENGLAND and black <i>Beswick Ware</i> and MADE IN ENGLAND marks.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the one I purchased:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]56953[/ATTACH]&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]56954[/ATTACH] </p><p>I am familiar with the Beswick animal &amp; Beatrix Potter figurines, but I’ve never had any other Beswick items, so I’m just a bit curious about what I purchased.</p><p><br /></p><p>The one shown here:</p><p><a href="http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-beswick-venetian-jug-designed-245428205" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-beswick-venetian-jug-designed-245428205" rel="nofollow">http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-beswick-venetian-jug-designed-245428205</a></p><p>is described as <i>designed by Mr Symcox…</i> with <i>the Beswick printed mark dating between 1940 / 1954. </i></p><p><br /></p><p>The coloring on this Worthpoint example is far lighter, less muddy, and less defined than that on the one I bought.</p><p><br /></p><p>p.32 from this site: <b><a href="https://issuu.com/francisjoseph/docs/beswick_2014_price_guide" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://issuu.com/francisjoseph/docs/beswick_2014_price_guide" rel="nofollow">https://issuu.com/francisjoseph/docs/beswick_2014_price_guide</a></b></p><p>indicates that model 780 was designed in 1939.</p><p><br /></p><p>I’m just wondering if anyone else knows any more than what I’ve found about my new “jug”.&nbsp; I guess I’m most curious about confirming the approximate age (c.1940?) and understanding the coloration differences.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks very much!</p><p><br /></p><p>-C-[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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