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ALTHOUGH THIS PARTICULAR FIGURINE, DESIGNED BY LESLIE HARRADINE, WAS IN PRODUCTION FOR MANY YEARS, IT IS VERY RARE TO FIND AN EARLY EXAMPLE. THIS PARTICULAR EXAMPLE HAS A FULL HANDPAINTED TITLE AS WELL AS A DATE CODE, DATING IT TO C1940. RULE OF THUMB DATING CODE SHOWS NUMBER 13 NEXT TO BACKSTAMP....BY ADDING THE NUMBER 27 TO THE NUMBER SEEN ON THE BACKSTAMP + THE YEAR OF MANUFACTURE, 13 + 27 HENCE 1940. HANDPAINTED TITLES APPEAR ON MOST VERY EARLY ROYAL DOULTON FIGURES. FURTHER MORE THE FIGURINE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, FREE OF ANY DAMAGES......NO CRACKS, CHIPS OR REPAIRS. LIGHT INVISIBLE OVERALL GLAZE CRAZING DUE TO AGE. SLIGHT DISCOLOUR TO ONE SIDE OF THE BASE, BUT NOT A REPAIR! COLOURS ARE BRIGHT AND CRISP. THE OLD BALLOON SELLER IS MORE POPULAR TODAY THAN EVER BEFORE. MEASURES ABOUT 20 X 17CM.
RARE HANDPAINTED TITLE FIGURES COMMAND A PREMIUM AND ARE EXCELLENT INVESTMENT PIECES, SO DON'T LET THIS ONE SLIP BY.
AVAILABLE ONLY WITHIN SOUTH AFRICA..........POST R39.
HAVE A LOOK AT MY OTHER MARVELOUS AND COLLECTABLE R1 ITEMS THIS WEEK.......SOME SERIOUS BARGAINS.......SILVER, HUGE PAIR OF DECORATIVE GINGER JARS AND MORE+++++