Overview
A Vintage Royal Doulton HN Series porcelain figurine, circa 1980. The figurine is numbered HN1843 with the name “Biddy Penny Farthing”, in the “Balloon Characters” Series. The figurine is hand made and hand decorated. This is a typical Royal Doulton collectable piece.
Details
- Royal Doulton Figurine HN1843 “Biddy Penny Farthing”, in the “Balloon Characters” Series
- hand painted on porcelain
Period
- circa 1980
- model issued from 1938 to 2009
Series
- Balloon Characters Series
Maker
- British
- manufacturer: Royal Doulton
- designer: Leslie Harradine
Size
- 22.86 cm H
- 9.0 inch H
Material
- porcelain
Condition
- in great vintage condition, no chips no cracks no repairs
Royal Doulton - Porcelain Company (British, founded in 1815)
Royal Doulton is a world-renowned British ceramic manufacturing company producing collectibles and tableware. It originated in London in 1815 and expanded its size and reputation through both acquisition and organic growth. From the 1860s, the firm made considerable efforts to get a reputation for design, in which it was largely successful, as one of the first British makers of art pottery. Today its products include porcelain, collectibles, dinnerware, glassware, giftware, jewelry, linens and more.
From 1853 to 1902 its wares were marked Doulton & Co., then from 1902, when a royal warrant was given, Royal Doulton.
Three key brands now comprising what is called Doulton Home, are Royal Doulton, Royal Albert, and Minton. Doulton Home is now part of WWRD Holdings Limited (Waterford, Wedgwood and Royal Doulton) and most of the current production for these three brands is performed outside of the United Kingdom, in the Far East and Indonesia.
Royal Doulton commonly stamps their work with a seal of “Doulton & Co” or “Royal Doulton”.
Royal Doulton Figurines HN Series - Figurine Collection (British)
Royal Doulton’s collectibles are highly reputable, and some of the most prominent and popular figures are serial wares.
In 1913, Royal Doulton launched a new group of figures, and a HN number was used on all wares. This HN number refers to an artist/designer Harry Nixon, who was in charge of painting the figures of Royal Doulton. The HN numbers were chronological until 1940, after which time blocks of numbers were assigned to each modeler of the figures. The first figure in the series was “HN1 - Darling”, in honor of Queen Mary.