Royal Doulton Figurine Old Ben HN3190 Piper 75 inches (29

75 inches (29

When fire brigades adopted horse-drawn steam pumpers in the 1800s

25" figurine belongs to the Pretty Ladies collection and depicts a graceful woman in refined costume

The contrast between the formal gilt upper section and the naturalistic floral body is a hallmark of Doulton Burslem's most successful decorative formula of this period

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Royal Doulton Figurine Old Ben HN3190 Piper 75 inches (29Old Ben (HN3190) was designed by Mary Nicoll and issued by Royal Doulton in 1990 as part of the Street Vendor series, standing 8. 5 inches tall in a limited edition of 1,500 individually numbered pieces. The commission came from the Newsvendors Benevolent Society a detail that gives this figure a provenance and purpose well beyond the standard limited edition, the subject directly connected to the organisation that brought it into existence. The