Lot 402:
Seven Royal Doulton and Francesca Art China Bone China Figurines
Description
A group of seven hand-painted fine bone china figurines, primarily by Royal Doulton, featuring elegantly attired ladies and a nursery rhyme character. The collection includes six Royal Doulton figures. The Last Waltz, model HN 2315, depicts a woman in a full-skirted yellow ballroom gown and white gloves in a dancing pose. Its base features a printed black backstamp with a lion over a crown within a circle, reading MADE IN ENGLAND ROYAL DOULTON BONE CHINA, along with the title, model number, copyright date COPR. 1965 DOULTON & CO LIMITED, and several registration numbers. Lavender Rose, model HN 3481, shows a lady in a white gown decorated with pink lavender roses, marked Modelled by Peggy Davies and (c) 1992 ROYAL DOULTON on the base alongside a backstamp reading hand made and hand decorated and the Royal Doulton logo. Valerie, model HN 2107, is a small girl in a vibrant pink dress with a wide skirt, marked Modelled by Peggy Davies and (c) ROYAL DOULTON (U.K.) LIMITED, also with a backstamp reading hand made and hand decorated. Bo-Peep, model HN 1811, is a girl in a red jacket and patterned skirt holding a shepherd’s crook, with a copyright date COPR. 1937 DOULTON & CO. LIMITED. Opal, model HN 4979, from The Gemstones Collection, is a lady in a yellow gown representing the month of October, with a base featuring a circular backstamp reading ROYAL DOULTON HAND MADE AND HAND DECORATED BONE CHINA and text THE GEMSTONES COLLECTION OCTOBER Opal. Fair Lady (Red), model HN 2832, is a lady in a bright red gown with green bodice detailing, with copyright COPR 1962 DOULTON & CO LIMITED and several registration numbers. Completing the group is a Francesca Art China figure titled Jessica, featuring a lady in a peach-coloured gown and wide-brimmed hat. The base has handwritten brown script reading FRANCESCA ART CHINA JESSICA By Ray Shuff Sept 1979 STAFFORDSHIRE ENGLAND. Various hand-painted letters and numbers are present on several bases, including characters in green, red, and black.
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