Royal Doulton Figurine Old Ben HN3190 Piper Artistic Excellence and Design Details

Artistic Excellence and Design Details

The unglazed footrim shows honest age and use consistent with mid-to-late 20th century production

12 inches in diameter

with pristine examples commanding premium prices

with the figure's lower form dissolving into a swirl of smoke as he materializes above it

Royal Doulton Figurine Old Ben HN3190 Piper Artistic Excellence and Design DetailsOld 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