{"product_id":"royal-doulton-bunnykins-breakfast-bowl-fine-bone-china-england-1984-golden-jubilee-celebration","title":"Royal Doulton | Bunnykins | Breakfast Bowl | Fine Bone China | England, 1984 — Golden Jubilee Celebration","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoyal Doulton | Bunnykins | Breakfast Bowl | Fine Bone China | England, 1984 — Golden Jubilee Celebration\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe raft is made of logs, the sail is a scarf, and at least one member of the crew is already in the water — which is precisely the spirit of the adventure.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBunnykins was introduced by Royal Doulton in 1934, based on the drawings of Sister Mary Barbara Vernon, a Dominican nun whose scenes of rabbit families in domestic and imaginative settings became one of the factory’s most enduring designs. The copyright was registered in 1936 — a date carried across decades of production. In 1984, the fiftieth anniversary of the range was marked with a Golden Jubilee Celebration issue, of which this bowl forms part. The commemorative backstamp places it firmly within that moment in the series’ long history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bowl is of the broad-rimmed breakfast form, with a wide flat rim and a moderately deep central well, giving it a more expansive presence than the standard cereal bowl. The central scene depicts the raft adventure: a group of rabbits and a mouse navigating open water on a makeshift raft of lashed logs. A large red sail rises from a simple mast, with a striped pennant flying above and a small bird perched at its tip. To the right, a rabbit in a pink polka-dot dress scans the horizon through a telescope, while another works the oar at centre. A third manages the edge of the raft, and a mouse sits close by among the provisions — a yellow trunk and a green bottle arranged at the middle. One rabbit in red has already slipped into the water, visible at the lower edge as the waves break around the raft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rim carries the familiar procession of leaping hares against the white ground, enclosing the scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are no chips, cracks, or crazing. The piece is in mint, unused condition, with no wear to the printed decoration on either the central scene or the border.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaker: Royal Doulton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePattern: Bunnykins — Raft Adventure scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForm: Broad-rimmed breakfast bowl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: English fine bone china\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackstamp: \"Bunnykins\" ® \/ © Royal Doulton Tableware Ltd 1936 \/ Golden Jubilee Celebration \/ 1984\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiameter: 15.8 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight: 4.2 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 472 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Mint; unused\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollector Appeal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGolden Jubilee Bunnykins pieces from 1984 represent a defined point within the long production history of Royal Doulton, marking fifty years of one of its most recognisable designs. Larger forms such as the breakfast bowl offer a broader canvas for the narrative scenes, making them particularly appealing to collectors who favour more detailed compositions. Examples in unused condition, with strong, unfaded decoration, remain consistently desirable within the range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSome scenes are contained; others suggest that they might continue beyond the edge — this one has never quite come to rest.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Dancing Faun ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45034382885064,"sku":null,"price":695.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0575\/3497\/2104\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_3cc57f1c-95cd-4814-8cee-5e2e7adf1b3d.png?v=1775849241","url":"https:\/\/dancingfaun.co.za\/products\/royal-doulton-bunnykins-breakfast-bowl-fine-bone-china-england-1984-golden-jubilee-celebration","provider":"The Dancing Faun ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}