Popular Royal Doulton Figurines

BAKERTOWNE’S PRICE GUIDE FOR Popular Royal Doulton Figurines By: Tammy Kahn Fennell, Matthew Fennell, and Lou Kahn Copyright 2009 by Bakertowne Valley, Inc All Rights Reserved. Copyright and Trademark Information: The words "Royal Doulton" is a registered trademark of Royal Doulton U.K. Limited and are used herein to show items of collectible interest. This book references various Royal Doulton Figurines, the copyright of which belongs to Royal Doulton U.K. Limited. This book has been produced independently and neither the authors nor the publisher has any connections with Royal Doulton U.K. Limited. Bakertowne Valley, Inc Ebay Powerseller: BakertowneCollectables (www.VintageRareStuffSold.com) Our Site: www.VintageRareStuff.com This is guide is a realistic and informative look at Royal Doulton Figurines; however, the publisher does not assume responsibility for errors, inaccuracies, omissions or advice. Each individual reader is solely and wholly responsible for any decisions made or actions taken that may be prompted by the material herein. The Toymaker HN2250 A note about this guide: These prices were carefully researched. Due to the large number of Figurines, not every single piece and variation is listed. If you need any help, please do not hesitate to e-mail us at [email protected] and we will do our best to get you a price range. This guide is geared toward prices you can get in the market, but for insurance purposes, please add 35-45% to the range. Leading Lady HN2269 Rhapsody HN2267 A Brief History: Royal Doulton began in 1853. The three original partners were John Doulton, Martha Jones and John Watts. Their early pieces were mostly stoneware with an emphasis on decorative bottles and salt glaze sewer pipes. The company was handed from father to son, and Henry Doulton brought in unique designs by forming relationships with artists and designers from art schools around the area. He also purchased a small factory at Nile Street in Burslem, Staffordshire, which was know as The Potteries region or England. By the mid 1880s Doulton was incredibly popular. The artistic director, John Slater, brought fantastic designs for figurines, character jugs, vases and other decorative pieces. Doulton was so popular that they were granted the Royal Warrant, which allowed Doulton to become “Royal” Doulton and use new markings indicating it has the Royal seal of approval. In 1956 their Lambeth factory closed down and transferred all work to the Staffordshire factory, which was in operation until 2005. After 2005 some items were made at the Waterford Wedgwood factory, and many pieces were produce overseas in Indonesia. At the time of writing this book, Royal Doulton has gone into administration and, at this time, no further pieces are being produced. Forty Winks HN1974 About this guide: So often, Price Guides base themselves on wishful thinking. This is not one of those guides. This guide was carefully researched with an eye on reality, including the Internet and auctions. We feel that if you are going to start a collection, or if you inherited a collection, you ought to know what you should pay, or what others actually will pay you, for a collection. We give ranges; for insurance purposes, please use the higher end of the range. An important factor to consider is when your figurine was produced. All Royal Doultons have a trademark on the bottom (backstamp), and most of them have a date. However, the date is deceiving. Here is a guide to Trademarks. This, and this alone determines when your figurine was produced. So, if you have a figurine that says 1928 on it, but it has a 1932-present backstamp, it is not from 1928, just the design is. Hilary HN2335 A note about investing in collectibles: All of us here in the USA are quickly finding out the same thing... our dollar is going down in value. There's one fatal flaw with a fiat currency; it isn't backed by anything. Let's take a trip back to pre- 1913, before the Federal Reserve Act. Our dollar now is worth 3 cents of what it was worth back then. "That's just inflation," you might say. Well take a look at this: In 1950, you could buy the house you live in for the same amount of gold as it would cost today. In 1950 your house probably sold for around $10-$20 thousand dollars, and today is probably worth over $200,000. It's a good thing you put it into something of value, like house. But what if a person didn’t put their money in a house, or gold, but instead, just saved it? There's no high yield interest account that could have made you that amount of money even over 50 some-odd years; even worse, what if someone decided to shove $10,000 under their mattress? What a loss they would have taken! That $10,000 couldn't even buy 1/10 of the same house. So, how does all of this relate to collectibles? Collectibles and antiques have something against which you can measure their value. They have rareness. No one can just make more of them to devalue them, much like what is being done to our currency. "I could just buy gold," you might say, and we'd say, yes, you should definitely have part of your portfolio as gold. But the wonderful thing about collectibles is that you actually get to enjoy your investment! Buy a rare book and read it; buy a piece of art and admire it; buy some memorabilia and get lost in the nostalgia of it all! Buy an antique and pass it down, like a family heirloom. Let's face it; you're not going to get the same quality as your grandma's old silver platter at a modern department store. Find a piece with some history and add your own to it! Online auctions are the perfect place to find these types of treasures. Our store (www.VintageRareStuffSold.com) offers all kinds of rare and unique items. Find ways to hang on to your hard-earned cash! In this world of credit and electronic money, we can sometimes lose track of value. We hope all who read this will be inspired to protect their nest egg, and have fun doing it! Best Wishes, Tammy, Matthew and Lou Want to learn more about investing in Antiques and Collectibles? Subscribe to our monthly publication! www.CollectiblesForTheFuture.com and watch our free TV show: www.CollectiblesCornerTV.com Have a collection you're looking to sell? Let us help! www.VintageRareStuff.com Julie HN2995 Janice HN2022 Autumn Breezes HN1934 Top O' The Hill HN1834 Lydia HN1908 (We have left 2 columns blank for notes about your collection.) Name Description Issued Low High HN1283 The Cobbler Light Green 1928-49 $450 $510 Sweet and Red And HN1298 Twenty Blue-Green 1928-69 $50 $110 The Flower purple red HN1342 Sellers Children and yellow 1929-93 $290 $350 HN1365 The Mendicant Brown 1929-69 $74 $134 HN1368 Rose Pink 1930-95 $15 $58 HN1370 Marie Purple 1930-88 $15 $65 Lavender HN1402 Miss Demure And Pink 1930-75 $47 $107 HN1416 Rose lavender 1930-49 $130 $190 in pink and HN1427 Darby blue 1930-49 $150 $210 The Little lavender and HN1433 Bridesmaid pink 1930-51 $90 $150 HN1444 Pauline blue 1931-40 $250 $310 HN1449 Little Mistress NA 1931-1949 $330 $390 The Carpet Seller hand green and HN1464 Closed orange ?-1969 $150 $210 The Carpet hand opened HN1464 Seller Green An 1929-? $210 $270 HN1476 Chloe Blue 1931-38 $130 $190 brown suit HN1482 Pearly Boy red vest 1931-49 $140 $200 HN1485 Greta Lavender 1931-53 $134 $194 HN1493 The Potter brown 1932-92 $150 $290 HN1496 Sweet Anne Purple 1932-67 $66 $126 Pink Dress HN1513 Biddy With Mauv 1932-37 $74 $134 HN1517 Veronica Red-Cream 1932-51 $146 $206 Red And HN1528 Bluebeard Purple 1932-49 $450 $510 HN1537 Janet Red 1932-95 $19 $79 HN1558 Dorcas purple 1933-52 $140 $200 Red And HN1586 Camille Pink 1933-49 $530 $590 HN1621 Irene yellow 1934-51 $230 $290 HN1632 A Gentlewoman 1934-49 $450 $510 in red and HN1639 Dainty May green 1934-49 $230 $290 HN1656 Dainty May Lavender 1934-49 $274 $334 HN1677 Tinkle Bell Pink 1935-88 $15 $68 HN1678 Dinky Doo Lavender 1934-96 $15 $68 HN1679 Babie Green 1935-92 $15 $65 yellow and HN1691 June pink 1935-41 $170 $300 Purple And HN1705 The Cobbler Blue 1935-49 $85 $120 HN1724 Ruby red 1935-49 $270 $330 HN1731 Daydreams Pink 1935-96 $54 $114 Pink And HN1747 Afternoon Tea Blue 1935-82 $135 $195 HN1768 Ivy Purple 1936-79 $15 $65 HN1770 Maureen Pink 1936-59 $130 $190 HN1772 Delight Red 1936-67 $74 $134 HN1793 This Little Pig Red 1936-95 $15 $68 HN1798 Lily pink 1936-71 $40 $100 HN1798 Lily Pink 1936-71 $21 $81 HN1805 To Bed Green 1937-59 $50 $110 HN1809 Cissie in pink 1937-93 $36 $96 HN1810 Bo-peep in blue 1937-49 $290 $350 HN1811 Bo-peep in pink 1937-95 $24 $84 Green And HN1833 Top o' The Hill Blue 1937-71 $74 $134 HN1834 Top o' The Hill Red 1937-C $58 $118 Green And HN1836 Vanessa Blue 1938-49 $400 $670 Rose And HN1842 Babie Green 1938-49 $114 $174 Biddy Penny Green And HN1843 Farthing Lavender 1938-98 $71 $131 HN1849 Top o' The Hill Pink 1938-75 $68 $128 HN1890 Lambing Time Light Brown 1938-81 $45 $105 HN1901 Penelope red 1939-75 $170 $230 Orange And HN1906 Lydia Pink 1939-49 $242 $302 HN1908 Lydia Red 1939-95 $33 $93 HN1909 Honey Pink 1939-49 $194 $254 Green And HN1911 Autumn Breezes Pink 1939-76 $40 $100 HN1922 Spring Morning pink and blue 1940-73 $120 $180 HN1926 Roseanna Pink 1940-59 $162 $222 HN1928 Marguerite Pink 1940-59 $186 $246 HN1934 Autumn Breezes Red 1940-97 $33 $93 HN1935 Sweeting pink 1940-73 $40 $100 HN1936 Miss Muffet Red 1940-67 $42 $102 HN1944 Daydreams in red 1940-49 $400 $630 Red Dress HN1949 Lady Charmain With Green 1940-75 $61 $121 HN1951 Claribel in red 1940-49 $220 $280 Black And HN1954 The Balloon Man Grey 1940-C $56 $116 HN1955 Lavinia Red 1940-79 $21 $81

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