E86 Timed Economy Auction Tuesday
Lot 288:
Description
A Royal Doulton glazed bone china figurine titled Dinky Do, model number HN 2120. The piece depicts a young female figure in historical dress, wearing a white bonnet with a pink ribbon, a dark brown laced bodice over a white chemise, and a voluminous skirt with vertical yellow and pink stripes. The underside bears the Royal Doulton factory mark featuring a crown and interlocking lobes, with text reading Made in England, Royal Doulton, England, and Bone China. The base is also printed with the model title Dinky Do, the number HN 2120, and the modeller attribution for Leslie Harradine with a facsimile signature. A copyright notice for 1935 is present. Hand-painted decorator initials CW are visible in brown slip, alongside the printed phrases Hand made and hand decorated. A faint impressed letter E is located near the central mark.