Overview
A Vintage Royal Doulton HN Series porcelain figurine, circa 1950. The figurine is numbered HN1974 with the name “Forty Winks”, in the “Golden Years” Series. The figurine is hand made and hand decorated. This is a typical Royal Doulton collectable piece.
Highlight
- in perfect condition, no chips or cracks
Details
- Royal Doulton Figurine HN1974 “Forty Winks”, in the “Golden Years” Series
- hand painted on porcelain
Period
- circa 1950
- model issued from 1945 to 1973
Series
- Golden Years Series
Maker
- British
- manufacturer: Royal Doulton
- designer: Henry Fenton
Size
- 17.5 cm H
- 7 inch H
Material
- porcelain
Condition
- in perfect condition, no chips or cracks
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.