Naught Collection

Heres a lad a-being naught - saying things he never ought! A young scamp of a country lad whispers something rather cheeky into his young girl friends ear! Date: 1950

It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer, Proverbs XX, 14 (engraving)
5218603 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer, Proverbs XX, 14 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer)

A Christmas Story (engraving)
1100550 A Christmas Story (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Christmas Story)

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - The Sun is Out
The verse on the card contains the lines Coupon trouble grows - shes naught to dry - but pegs. Clothes rationing began in June 1941 and did not end until 1949

Page from Symbols and Metaphors by Cynicus (colour litho)
2810347 Page from Symbols and Metaphors by Cynicus (colour litho) by Anderson, Martin " Cynicus" (1854-1932); Private Collection; (add.info)

Savoy China Jug - WWI
Savoy China Jug, inscribed and showing a Private of the Grenadier Guards with the Kings Colour and Union Flag. On reverse, Shakespeare prose - This England never do

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It is naught, it is naught, the buyer repeats with a sigh, as he examines the flawed merchandise in Proverbs 20:14. Yet, in the spirit of the holiday season, we find amusement in the mischievous engraving of "A Christmas Story." In the past, a sunny day during WW2 brought a momentary respite, as depicted in a comic postcard. Meanwhile, Cynicus' Symbols and Metaphors illustrates the playful symbol of "naught" as a mischievous lad, saying things he never ought. Even Savoy China Jugs from WWI feature this motif, reminding us that even the smallest of things can hold a significant meaning.