Figurines

A namesake figurine is one of Royal Doulton’s most popular gifts for girls, whether it celebrates a christening, a birthday or a graduation, and many major collections have started in this way. Read the rest of this entry »

Michael Doulton, the 5th generation descendant of the company founder, will be signing all your new Doulton purchases at our Connoisseur Collectors weekend in New York on Saturday November 12. If you are unable to attend, please contact your Pascoe Sales Advisor now to request Michael’s signature on the Doulton piece of your choice.

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The holiday season would not be the same without Charles Dickens. His evocative novels conjure up many romantic images of Christmas past-jovial feasts with flaming plum puddings and chestnuts roasting at a blazing log fire; quaint cobbled streets blanketed in snow and red-cheeked gentlemen in mufflers doing their Christmas shopping. No wonder so many Doulton collectors create colorful displays of Dickensware for the holidays and all year round.

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Royal Doulton’s first equestrian sculpture portrays St. George and was modeled by Stanley Thorogood, the Superintendant of Stoke-on-Trent art schools. His original model of 1915 was modified for production and entered the HN collection in 1920. St George was made in several colorways during the 1920s and 30s and was revived for the Prestige collection in 1950 as HN2067.

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Have you ever noticed how many Doulton figurines incorporate dolls, teddies and other Christmas treats? The first Dolly was made in 1915 to accompany Darling HN and second version, also known as ‘Little Mother’ followed in 1920. Both Dolly figures were made in very small numbers and so are extremely rare today. Another very elusive figurine is Judge & jury featuring a little boy in his father’s judicial robes conducting the trial of a chained dog with a jury of dolls.

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The Harlequinade is a theatrical entertainment which began in Britain during the 18th century and revolves round the lives of five main characters: Harlequin, Columbine, Clown, Pierrot and Pantaloon. Essentially it is a slapstick adaptation of the Italian Commedia dell’Arte which dates back to the 16th century.

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Victorian Ladies shaded themselves from the sun at all times in order to preserve their much admired pale complexions and the parasol became a very popular fashion accessory. Small hinged parasols, which could be titled at any angle, were used in open top carriages and soon developed snob appeal as they implied a carriage was at lady’s disposal. Queen Victoria had a carriage parasol that did more than protect her from the sun as it had a steel chain mail lining to shield her from assassination attempts.

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Pascoe and Company has recently acquired some very rare figurines which were used to illustrate the Royal Doulton Figures book. This is the first time they have been on the market for over 30 years and in many cases only one example has ever been found. Some wonderful colorways were not discovered in time for the publication of the Figures Book and they are recorded here for the first time.

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Edmund Dulac was French-born artist who made his home in London in the early 1990s. He became famous for his exquisite illustrations featuring exotic Eastern subject for deluxe books, such as Stories from the Arabian Nights (1907) the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayman (1909) and Princess Badoura (1913). Charles Noke was obviously a grat fan of Dulac’s work as several of his early figures were closely based on his book illustrations.

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Leslie Harradine was a great theater lover and attended many popular London productions. One of the most successful in 1920 was the revival of the 18th century ‘Beggar’s Opera‘ by John Gay. The costumes and sets by Claud Lovat Fraser were very influential and Harradine closely based his figurine collection on Fraser’s designs.

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