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This Royal Doulton Dressing For The Ball Figurine with $10 The Shopping Channel Savings Card is a must-have collectible for all who love Royal Doulton and those who are new to the timeless brand. This numbered, Limited Edition figurine is exclusive to the Shopping Channel and features hand crafted and decorated details that truly showcase the talent of Neil Faulkner and all the artisans that contributed their talent and expertise to making Dressing For The Ball one of the most beautiful pieces introduced.
This figurine features two lovely Pretty Ladies dressing for a very special evening. Every detail of their gown, hair, and accessories must be perfect which is seen in this tableau that captures the ladies in their dressing room putting on the final touches while admiring their reflection in the mirror. The beautifully sculpted dressing table and matching chair looks so real it could be an original carved antique and it even features a new glaze technique that allows the Ladies to see their faces in the mirror. On the dressing table, the vanity accessories are decorated with elements taken from the popular Old Country Roses dinnerware pattern. Destined to become one of the most sought after collectables, this is the 3rd limited edition tableau designed and crafted exclusively for the Shopping Channel.
• Comes with hand numbered Certificate of Authenticity
• Comes in Royal Doulton giftbox
• Care: dust lightly with soft damp cloth, do not immerse in water
• Size: 7"W x 8"H
• Made of: bone china
• Designed by Neil Faulkner
• Hand signed by Michael Doulton
Includes:
• Royal Doulton Dressing For The Ball Figurine
• $10 The Shopping Channel Savings Card
Royal Doulton's Rich Heritage
Royal Doulton is the quintessential English name in tableware and fine collectibles, with a storied history that dates back to 1815. Headquartered in Stoke-on-Trent, in Staffordshire, England (a place renowned for fine English china and ceramics,) it is now part of the Waterford Wedgwood group.
Royal Doulton began when John Doulton made a £100 investment in 1815, launching a partnership with Martha Jones and John Watts at a stoneware factory in Lambeth, London. They established the world's first stoneware pipe factory, and went on to become Britain's top Victorian manufacturer of sewer pipes.
From there, John worked with his son, Henry, to develop the business, and they soon took on artistic pottery, including ornamental, commemorative, and tableware products. They launched the Lambeth Studio with local designers and artists, who experimented with materials and glazes in pioneering work. In 1877. the company purchased a major factory in Staffordshire.
The company moved to Nile Street, Burslem in 'The Potteries' in 1882, attaining a Royal Warrant from King Edward in 1901 to effectively put the royal into Royal Doulton. A Royal Warrant is a mark of distinction bestowed upon people or companies who have regularly supplied members of the Royal Family with goods or services. These are regarded as a mark of supreme excellence and quality, and cannot be bought or sold. Presently, the Royal Doulton brand holds two Royal Warrants.
Today, Royal Doulton is no longer a family run business, but it remains a "family" of English brands, merging with Minton in 1968 and gaining Royal Albert in 1971. They became part of the Waterford family in 1980, and remain true to the founder's ideals of quality workmanship and excellence in design, with a Design Studio in Stoke-on-Trent, and state of the art production facility in Indonesia. A family link remains in Michael Doulton, the Honorary President of the Royal Doulton International Collector's Club (RDICC).
Royal Doulton terracotta tiles and ornamental architectural details have been used on the facades of many buildings around the world, including several buildings in Canada - among them the Hotel Vancouver and the Southam Building in Montreal, the Bloor-Gladstone Library in Toronto and St. John's Church in Saskatoon.
As a company, Royal Doulton very early on developed a culture of innovation - married to a quality heritage - which lives today in its tableware and collectibles.