7th Oct, 2023 9:30 GMT/BST
20th Century Design
583
A Royal Doulton Figure The Goose Girl, HN 559, designed by Leslie Harradine, introduced 1921, withdrawn by 1938, green printed factory mark, painted The Goose Girl and H.N. 559, impressed 5.24 and 290,
21cm high
This figure is based on the fairy tale by the Grimm Brothers, in which a Princess is forced to change places with her maid and become a goosegirl, while the maid marries the Prince. She is eventually rescued from this plight by the spirit of her horse, Falada, is restored to her rightful position, and lives happily ever after with the Prince.
Sold for £500
Estimated at £250 - £350
Tiny chips to back of left hand fingers.
Auction: 20th Century Design, 7th Oct, 2023
The 20th Century Design Sale will see over 300 lots come under the hammer, with a strong, rounded offering across the spectrum of 20th Century Design. There will be over 100 lots alone of furniture and furnishings made by Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson and his workshop, led by a good private collection which includes fine pieces from the 1930s. A Private Collection from Manchester of ceramics by Pilkington Tile and Pottery Company, comprising 43 lots, will offer a good range of Royal Lancastrian wares and a host of rare tiles, and there will also be a good range of Art Deco and Arts and Crafts lots including a very finely made pair of Brass and Steel Wall Sconces with acorn and oak leaf design, made by Arts and Crafts master Ernest Gimson
Viewing
Wednesday 4 October 4pm-7pm, Thursday 5 October - Friday 6 October 10am-4pm, and morning of sale from 8am
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