Royal Doulton Figurine The Clown HN2890 Animals Clear backstamp with HN4995 number

Clear backstamp with HN4995 number visible on base

Nicoll rendered the figure in the Professions tradition she had established across the early 1960s — a working man concentrated on his craft

The figurine showcases the square-cut neckline

The Images series occupied a distinctive position in Royal Doulton's output: deliberately modern in sensibility

producing a figure that carries its meaning lightly

Royal Doulton Figurine The Clown HN2890 Animals Clear backstamp with HN4995 numberThe Clown (HN2890) was designed by William K. Harper and issued from 1979 to 1988, standing 9 inches tall. It is the central piece in Harper's Royal Doulton clown series the figure from which the rest of his clown output grew, and the one against which collectors measure all the others. Harper's Clown is a pie thrower, mid act and entirely committed: the jokester in vivid full costume braced to launch a cream pie at whoever is standing closest. It is