Q. I have a Royal Doulton character jug that depicts George Armstrong Custer on one side and Sitting Bull on the other. This mug is marked number 6,613 out of an edition of 9,500. Can you tell me w… ...

GAGNON_005_.jpg John Frank collects Royal Doulton character jugs (ceramics in the shape of people, animals, etc.). He works at Soups restaurant and will bring in half a dozen jugs to photograph.

Q: A relative has a very nice Royal Doulton Character Jug of King Henry VIII. It has the number D6642 on the base as well as the Royal Doulton mark.

In the late 1920s, Royal Doulton's artist and modeler Charles J. Noke developed a version of the Toby jug called Character Jugs. Character Jugs depict only the head and sometimes part of the shoulder.

Q: My wife has a Royal Doulton Dickens jug. It is approximately 20 inches tall. She brought it back from Europe 50-plus years ago and it is in mint condition. Can you give me some information ...