Royal Doulton | ‘Summer’ | HN 5322 | Pretty Ladies Four Seasons | Bone China Figure | c. 2008–2009
She lifts her skirt with both hands, as if the day has only just begun.
‘Summer’, HN 5322, belongs to Royal Doulton’s Pretty Ladies range and forms part of its Four Seasons series. The design dates to approximately 2008–2009.
She wears a pale yellow ball gown with an off-the-shoulder neckline trimmed in white frills. Soft rose-coloured fabric gathers beneath the neckline and falls in a long swag around the skirt, and a row of small red buttons runs down the fitted bodice. Holding the skirt out with both hands, she shows the white ruffled petticoat beneath. Her auburn hair is gathered in curls, with a long ringlet falling over one shoulder, and her eyes are lowered.
The base bears the Royal Doulton crowned-lion mark, "Royal Doulton Pretty Ladies", "Summer", "HN 5322", "Hand made and hand decorated bone china" and "Designed in England".
The figure is in excellent condition and is offered without a box.
Key Details
Maker: Royal Doulton
Model: ‘Summer’, HN 5322, Pretty Ladies, Four Seasons series
Marks: Royal Doulton crowned-lion mark; "Pretty Ladies", "Summer", "HN 5322"; "Hand made and hand decorated bone china"; "Designed in England"
Material: hand-decorated bone china
Date: c. 2008–2009 (attributed)
Dimensions: height 21.5 cm
Weight: 720 g
Included: figure only; no box
Condition: excellent
Buyer profile: collectors of Royal Doulton Pretty Ladies and seasonal figures, and anyone looking for a bright, cheerful gift
Collector Appeal
The Four Seasons series gives each season its own colour and mood, and ‘Summer’ carries the warmest palette of the four. The sweeping skirt, layered ruffles and rose sash are modelled to suggest movement from every angle, and she can stand alone or form part of a seasonal group.
Summer is the season people try hardest to keep. Here it stays.
