General Charles De Gaulle toby jug modeled by Ray Noble and produced by Bairstow Manor Pottery of Hanley, England, in a 2015 limited edition of 100 commissioned by the American Toby Jug Museum. Charles Andre Joseph Marie de Gaulle (1890-1970) was a French army officer and statesman who led the Free French Forces against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government of the French Republic from 1944 to 1946 in order to restore a republic in France. In 1958 amid the Algerian War he came out of retirement when appointed Prime Minister by President Rene Coty. He rewrote the Constitution of France and founded the Fifth Republic after approval by referendum. He was elected President of France later that year, a position which he held until his resignation in 1969. The Cross of Lorraine, which was featured on the flag for the Free French Forces during World War II, forms the handle of the jug. This World War II Allied Leaders Collection was made in the style of the World War I Allied Leaders Collection produced by A. J. Wilkinson circa 1920.
Maker:
Bairstow Manor
England
2015
Model #:
Wilkinson World War II Allied Leaders Collection
toby jug
Size:
large
Height:
10 3/8"
