Connoisseur Volume 2, Issue 1, 2010 by Pascoe & Company IN THIS ISSUE…. • SEA FEVER • BONNETS & BOWS • LAMBETH FIGURES ANDREW HULL • OVER THE RAINBOW • JESTERS • 2010 INTRODUCTIONS • CHARACTER JUGS SHAKESPEARE MOORCROFT Welcome CONTACT US elcome to the fourth issue of Connoisseur, Wour informative catalog with articles by Mon-Fri 9:00am – 6:00pm (eastern time) Louise Irvine, the leading Doulton expert. In this 1-800-872-0195 or 305-326-0060 issue, we have highlighted many more popular Fax: 305-326-0090 collecting themes, such as jesters (pages 12-13) and Inquiries nautical characters (pages 3-5), and we hope our selections will inspire you to create new Doulton [email protected] displays. We’d like to thank the dedicated collectors Order Online who have allowed us to publish views of their cabinets, showing us some of the www.pascoeandcompany.com possibilities in these exciting collecting fields. Pascoe Sales Directory Ken Henderson . .ext. 111 Many ‘pretty lady’ collectors arrange their figurines by color and so we have created [email protected] a rainbow of choice in this issue. (pages 18-23) Fashion accessories, such as bonnets Tom Munro . .ext. 101 and hats, can also inspire beautiful themed displays. (pages 16-17) Remember only [email protected] a fraction of our Royal Doulton inventory is included in these pages so call your Dan Powers . .ext. 114 Pascoe sales advisor for help and advice on adding to your collections. [email protected] Woody Wood . .ext. 113 For over forty years, Pascoe and Company has specialized in Royal Doulton [email protected] antiques and collectibles but we also feature wonderful ceramic art from Moorcroft in England and Ardmore in South Africa. (See pages 14-15) To see more of our You may purchase any item from Pascoe and Company in an easy extensive inventory, visit the Pascoe and Company website which we have recently payment plan. 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If you are not Upcoming Events satisfied with your purchase, please contact us within 15 days October 2, 2010 Ohio Collectors Weekend Akron, OH of receiving your piece and we November 5-8, 2010 New York Collectors Weekend New York, NY will offer an even-exchange when available or a full refund. PAYMENT OPTIONS For your convenience, we accept personal checks, money orders and all Retired figurines do not necessarily come with original credit cards shown below. boxes. If available, you may ask your sales advisor to have a generic box included in your shipment. - 2 - Connoisseur SEA FEVER Nelson Stoneware Jug Height: 9 ¼ inches - Unmarked SAILING THE SEVEN SEAS Doulton began celebrating Maritime explorers have also been honored in the Doulton figure maritime history in the and jug collections. Christopher Columbus, the great navigator early 1800s with a portrait jug who discovered the New World in 1492, has particular of Lord Nelson, Britain’s significance for American collectors. There are portraits of great naval hero. The Elizabethan seafarers: Sir Francis Drake, the first Englishman to centenary of the Battle of sail around the world and Sir Walter Raleigh, the sailor and Trafalgar, where Nelson lost diplomat who introduced tobacco and potatoes from America to his life, stimulated a large England. Captain Cook and Captain Phillips were responsible for collection of stoneware commemoratives the colonization of Australia and their achievements are recorded in 1905 and Nelson has continued to on the limited edition loving cups of the 1930s. inspire Doulton artists ever since. Captain Phillip Jug Modeled by C.J. Noke & H. Fenton Private collection of nautical figures Height: 9 ¼ inches 1938, Limited edition of 350 Lord Nelson D6336 Modeled by G. Blower Height: 7 inches 1952-1969 - $250 Captain Cook Loving Cup Modeled by C.J. Noke & H. Fenton Height: 9 ½ inches Sir Walter Raleigh HN2015 1933, Limited edition of 350 Modeled by L. Harradine Height: 11 ¼ inches Officer of the Line HN2733 1948-55 Modeled by W.K. Harper $700 Height: 9 inches 1983-86 Sir Francis Drake toby D6660 $525 Modeled by M. Abberley 1981-91 $79 Christopher Columbus HN3392 Modeled by A. Maslankowski Height: 12 inches The Captain HN2260 1992, Limited edition of 1,492 Modeled by M. Nicoll $1,500 Height: 9 ½ inches 1965-82 Call Pascoe & Company 1-800-872-0195 - 3 - $300 Connoisseur SEA FEVER Jolly Sailor HN2172 SONGOFTHESEA Modeled by M. Nicoll Height: 6 ½ inches Many unsung heroes have responded to the call of the sea, often 1956-65 $1,400 risking their lives to trade or fish in treacherous waters. Mary Nicoll was familiar with these characters from the Devonshire fishing village where she lived and she began to model them for the HN collection in the 1950s. She carefully observed the weather-beaten The Hornpipe HN2161 Modeled by M. Nicoll faces of the old fisherman in the harbor as they mended their nets Height: 9 ¼ inches and listened to them spinning their yarns. As a result, you can 1955-62 $900 almost smell the sea and hear the cries of the gulls in her maritime collection. Seafarer HN2455 Modeled by M. Nicoll Height: 8 ½ inches The one that got away HN2153 1972-76 Modeled by P. Davies $300 Height: 6 ¼ inches 1955-59 $750 Song of the Sea HN2729 Modeled by W.K. Harper Captain Salt Sea Captain D6721 Height: 7 ¼ inches Modeled by W. K. Harper 1983-91 Height: 4 inches $350 1985-91 $79 Old Salt D6557 (open arm) Sailor D6875 Designed by G. Sharpe Modeled by W.K. Harper Height: 2 ½ inches S/S 1991-96 Issued only in 1984 $89 $1,300 SEAFARERS BY MARY NICOLL From left to right: Helmsman HN2499 $400 Lobster Man HN2323 $400 Sea Harvest HN2257 $400 Boatman HN2417 $200 Shore Leave HN2254 $275 Tall Story HN2248 $350 A Good Catch HN2258 $250 - 4 - Pascoe & Company Connoisseur SEA FEVER LITERATURE & LEGEND LLADRÓ MERMAIDS Day Dreaming at Sea, Playing at Sea, Waking up at Sea The dastardly deeds of pirates and swashbuckling adventurers from literature have Height: 3 inches also captured the Doulton artists’ imagination, notably Captain Hook from Peter $225 each Pan, Long John Silver from Treasure Island, Captain Ahab from Moby Dick and Cap’n Cuttle from Dickens Dombey and Sons. Real life buccaneers have also become legendary, as with Captain Henry Morgan, who battled the Spanish for control of the Caribbean in the 17th century. Neptune D6548 Mermaid HN97 Captain Hook D6601 Modeled by M. Henk Modeled by H. Tittensor Modeled by M. Henk L/S 1967-1991 $105 Height: 7 inches S/S 1965-1981 $349 Also M/S D6555 $29 1918-36 Also M/S D6605 $400 $2,000 Long John Silver lighter D6386 Modeled by M. Henk Height: 3 ½ inches 1958-73 $120 Captain Ahab D6506 Modeled by G. Sharpe Captain Henry Morgan D6467 S/S 1959-1984 $49 Modeled by G. Sharpe Also M/S D6522 $59 L/S 1958-82 $99 Yseelmer Carp vase Seagull on Rock HN2574 Designed by M. Penkethman Height: 2 ¼ inches Height: 4 inches $450 2009 $441 Seagull HN212 Height: 4 inches Black Headed Gull HN1195 $1,000 Height: 3 ¾ inches $1350 Blue Ebro vase Designed by R. Bishop Height: 10 inches 2009 Tern HN167 $814 Height: 2 ½ inches Over 40 Years of Excellence - 5 - $950 Connoisseur The Bathers Beach wear changed dramatically during the 1920s. The voluminous bathing dresses worn by the Victorians and Edwardians were replaced by short one-piece swim suits for sun-bathing. Doulton artist, Leslie Harradine, was there to record this new fashion in his series of bathers. As with other artists in the Art Deco era, Harradine also modeled nudes, artistically draped in the vividly patterned fabrics of the time. HARRADINE’S NUDE STUDIES WERE PRODUCED FOR ONLY A SHORT PERIOD MAKING THEM VERY RARE TODAY. CALL YOUR PASCOE SALES ADVISOR FOR MORE DETAILS Bather Inspiration THE BATHERS BEACH BABIES Modeled by Leslie Harradine Modeled by Leslie Harradine Above, left to right Below, left to right Circe HN1249 Child Study HN603 Height: 7 ¾ inches Height: 4 ¾ inches 1927-36 - $5,000 1924-38 - $1,250 Bather HN774 Sea Sprite HN1261 Height: 7 ¾ inches Height: 5 inches 1925-1938 - $4,500 1927-38 - $1,500 Bather HN1238 Little Child So Rare & Sweet HN1540 Height: 7 ¾ inches Height: 5 inches 1927-38 - $3,400 1933-49 - $1,100 Susanna HN1233 Little Child So Rare & Sweet HN1542 Height: 6 inches Height: 5 inches 1927-36 - $3,000 1933-49 - $1,000 Dancing Eyes & Sunny Hair HN1543 Bather Earthenware (R) Height: 5 inches Unrecorded colorway 1933-49 - $1,000 Height: 8 inches 1924 - $6,500 Do You Wonder Where Fairies Are HN1544 Height: 5 inches 1933-49 - $1,750 Called Love A Little Boy HN1545 Height: 3 ½ inches 1933-49 - $1,500 Robin M39 Height: 2 ½ inches 1933-45 - $900 Here a Little Child I Stand HN1546 Height: 6 ¼ inches 1933-49 - $1,200 - 6 - To add to your collection Connoisseur The Bathers Harradine had six children and he must have enjoyed watching them playing on the beach as he created a wonderful collection of beach babies in the 1920s and 30s.