{"product_id":"royal-doulton-celeste-hn2237-peggy-davies","title":"Royal Doulton | 'Celeste' | HN 2237 | Peggy Davies | Bone China Figure | 1959–1971","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoyal Doulton | ‘Celeste’ | HN 2237 | Peggy Davies | Bone China Figure | 1959–1971\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChin lifted, one hand at her hair: a pause between dances, held still in bone china.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Celeste’, HN 2237, was modelled by Peggy Davies, one of Royal Doulton’s best-known figure modellers. The design is dated 1958 on the backstamp, and the figure was in production from 1959 to 1971.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe figure shows a young woman in a turquoise gown that shades to pale aqua at the hem, the full skirt swinging out to one side as she turns. A white collar is painted with pink bows, the puffed sleeves are banded in black, and a black ribbon bow sits at one shoulder, with a black sash tied at the waist and its long ends trailing. One hand is raised to her fair hair, which is held by a turquoise ribbon band; the other rests against her skirt. The base carries the green Royal Doulton lion-and-crown backstamp, the title and HN number, “Copr 1958 Doulton \u0026amp; Co Limited”, four registration numbers and the decorator’s painted initials “NH”.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcellent condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaker: Royal Doulton, England\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModel: ‘Celeste’, HN 2237\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModeller: Peggy Davies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: hand-decorated bone china\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarks: green printed lion-and-crown backstamp “Made in England, Royal Doulton, England, Bone China”; “Celeste HN 2237, Copr 1958 Doulton \u0026amp; Co Limited”; Rd Nos 889055, 38021, 8008 and 262\/58; painted initials “NH”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDate: produced 1959–1971; design copyright 1958\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: height 18 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 330 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncluded: figure only; no box or certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: excellent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuyer profile: collectors of Royal Doulton lady figures and Peggy Davies designs, and anyone looking for a mid-century porcelain figure in turquoise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollector Appeal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Celeste’ belongs to Peggy Davies’s mid-century designs for Royal Doulton, with a production period generally recorded as 1959–1971. The green factory backstamp, registration details and painted decorator’s initials record its manufacture, and the sweeping skirt, lifted face and balanced pose give the figure the sense of movement typical of Davies’s work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShe has been looking up for more than sixty years, as if the music were about to start again.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Dancing Faun Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45242612580552,"sku":null,"price":2395.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0575\/3497\/2104\/files\/1000067119.png?v=1793200205","url":"https:\/\/dancingfaun.co.za\/products\/royal-doulton-celeste-hn2237-peggy-davies","provider":"The Dancing Faun Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}