Bill Sykes character jug modeled by Peter Dunn and produced by Kingston Pottery of Hull, England, circa 1980. Bill Sykes, the brutal thug and murderer from Charles Dickens' novel "Oliver Twist", is a professional thief who sells his ill-gotten gain to Fagin to make his living. Violent and aggressive, he brings Oliver Twist into various nefarious schemes with Fagin's urging. Approximately thirty-five years old, he does have a softer side, maintaining a relationship with Nancy, although he does not love her very much. His life ends as brutally as he lived it, for when the police are moving to arrest him, he falls down from the roof of a house and is killed.
Maker:
Kingston Pottery
England
circa 1980
Model #:
Charles Dickens Series
character jug
Size:
large
Height:
7"
