ROYAL DOULTON 'THE PEOPLE'S PRINCESS' FIGURINE - HOMAGE TO DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES HN 5856

A SIGNIFICANT COMMEMORATIVE PORCELAIN FIGURINE FROM ROYAL DOULTON'S PRESTIGIOUS HOMAGE TO DIANA COLLECTION, CONCEIVED BY RENOWNED DESIGNER NEIL WELCH TO CELEBRATE THE EMBLEMATIC MOMENTS AND ENDURING LEGACY OF DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES.

IDENTIFICATION AND PROVENANCE:
ROYAL DOULTON, ESTABLISHED IN LONDON IN 1815, IS RECOGNISED WORLDWIDE AS ONE OF THE FOREMOST CERAMIC MANUFACTURERS AND INNOVATORS IN DECORATIVE PORCELAIN. THIS FIGURINE REPRESENTS THE COMPANY'S TRIBUTE TO THE PRINCESS, CAPTURING HER ELEGANCE AND THE PROFOUND AFFECTION SHE COMMANDED GLOBALLY.

DESIGN AND DECORATION:
THE FIGURINE DEPICTS THE PRINCESS OF THE PEOPLE IN AN ELEGANT POSE, WEARING A STUNNING PALE BLUE EVENING GOWN WITH CAREFULLY RENDERED PLEATING AND DRAPING. THE GOWN FEATURES A STRAPLESS BODICE IN SOFT BLUE, WITH THE SKIRT FLOWING GRACEFULLY TO THE BASE. THE FIGURE IS ADORNED WITH BLONDE HAIR STYLED IN THE PRINCESS'S CHARACTERISTIC MANNER, AND HOLDS A SMALL BLUE CLUTCH PURSE. THE HAND-PAINTED ENAMEL WORK DEMONSTRATES THE EXCEPTIONAL SKILL OF ROYAL DOULTON'S CERAMIC ARTISTS, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE SUBTLE SHADING AND DEFINITION OF THE FABRIC FOLDS AND FACIAL FEATURES.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:
- MAKER: ROYAL DOULTON, LONDON
- REFERENCE NUMBER: HN 5856
- COLLECTION: HOMAGE TO DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES
- LIMITED EDITION: NUMBER 0091 OF 3000 PIECES WORLDWIDE
- DESIGNER: NEIL WELCH
- MATERIAL: FINE BONE CHINA WITH HAND-PAINTED ENAMEL DECORATION
- SIGNATURE: SIGNED BY MICHAEL DOULTON, HEAD OF FIGURE PAINTING DEPARTMENT

HISTORICAL CONTEXT:
THIS FIGURINE WAS CREATED IN 1997, TWENTY YEARS AFTER THE PRINCESS ATTENDED THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL IN 1987 WEARING A STRIKING BLUE GOWN DESIGNED BY CATHERINE WALKER. THE PIECE COMMEMORATES THE PRINCESS'S ENDURING POPULARITY AND THE GLOBAL OUTPOURING OF AFFECTION FOLLOWING HER DEATH. EACH FIGURINE IS INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED AND HAND-DECORATED, WITH THE ARTIST'S SIGNATURE APPLIED TO THE BASE, MAKING EACH PIECE A UNIQUE WORK OF CERAMIC ART.

CONDITION:
THE FIGURINE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, DISPLAYING NO CHIPS, CRACKS, OR RESTORATION. THE GLAZE REMAINS BRIGHT AND COMPLETE THROUGHOUT. THE HAND-PAINTED DECORATION IS VIBRANT AND UNFADED, WITH NO LOSS OF ENAMEL DETAIL. THE PIECE HAS BEEN CAREFULLY PRESERVED AND SHOWS NO EVIDENCE OF HANDLING DAMAGE OR DISPLAY WEAR.

PRESENTATION:
THE FIGURINE IS ACCOMPANIED BY ITS ORIGINAL ROYAL DOULTON PRESENTATION BOX WITH PROTECTIVE SILK WRAPPING, AND INCLUDES THE ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY DETAILING THE LIMITED EDITION NUMBER AND ARTIST INFORMATION.

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Location of item: 18 Paradise Road, Acacia Ridge, QLD, Australia

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