ROYAL DOULTON KNIGHT OF THE CRUSADE LIMITED EDITION FIGURINE HN5657

A SUPERB EXAMPLE FROM ROYAL DOULTON'S PRESTIGIOUS FIGURINE COLLECTION, THIS HAND-PAINTED PORCELAIN KNIGHT OF THE CRUSADE REPRESENTS THE PINNACLE OF BRITISH CERAMIC ARTISTRY AND HERITAGE SPANNING OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF EXCELLENCE.

IDENTIFICATION:
- MAKER: ROYAL DOULTON, LONDON 1815
- MODEL NAME: KNIGHT OF THE CRUSADE
- MODEL NUMBER: HN5657
- LIMITED EDITION: NUMBER 0296 OF 2,500
- ARTIST SIGNATURES: SIGNED BY MICHAEL DOULTON (ROYAL DOULTON) AND NADA PEDLEY (ARTIST) ON CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
- MANUFACTURE: MADE IN THAILAND, 2013

DESCRIPTION:
THE FIGURINE DEPICTS A MEDIEVAL CRUSADER KNIGHT IN FULL REGALIA, STANDING IN COMMANDING POSE. THE WARRIOR WEARS A DISTINCTIVE WHITE SURCOAT EMBLAZONED WITH A RED CROSS—THE ICONIC SYMBOL OF THE CRUSADES—OVER CHAINMAIL ARMOUR RENDERED IN DETAILED BLUE-GREY TONES. A DARK BLUE HELMET WITH FACE GUARD CROWNS THE FIGURE, WHILST A CREAM-COLOURED CLOAK DRAPES ELEGANTLY FROM THE SHOULDERS. THE KNIGHT HOLDS A SWORD WITH BROWN LEATHER GRIP AND WEARS BROWN LEATHER BELT AND STRAPPING. THE BASE IS FINISHED IN NEUTRAL CREAM TONE, PROVIDING STABLE PRESENTATION.

DIMENSIONS:
- HEIGHT: APPROXIMATELY 23 CM

CONDITION: EXCELLENT. THIS FIGURINE REMAINS IN MINT CONDITION WITH NO CHIPS, CRACKS, HAIRLINE FRACTURES, OR REPAIRS. THE HAND-PAINTED DECORATION IS VIBRANT AND COMPLETE, WITH ALL FINE DETAIL WORK TO THE ARMOUR, FACIAL FEATURES, AND TEXTILE ELEMENTS PRISTINE. THE GLAZE FINISH IS UNIFORM AND UNDAMAGED THROUGHOUT. THE PIECE HAS BEEN CAREFULLY STORED AND HANDLED, RETAINING ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND COLOUR SATURATION.

PROVENANCE: ACCOMPANIED BY ORIGINAL ROYAL DOULTON PRESENTATION BOX AND SIGNED CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY. THE CERTIFICATE CONFIRMS THIS AS A LIMITED EDITION PIECE, NUMBER 0296 FROM A TOTAL PRODUCTION RUN OF 2,500 FIGURINES. THE SIGNATURES OF BOTH MICHAEL DOULTON AND ARTIST NADA PEDLEY APPEAR ON THE CERTIFICATE, AUTHENTICATING THE PIECE AND DOCUMENTING ITS HERITAGE WITHIN THE ROYAL DOULTON FIGURE COLLECTION.

NOTE: ROYAL DOULTON FIGURINES OF THIS QUALITY AND LIMITED EDITION STATUS HAVE DEMONSTRATED CONSISTENT COLLECTOR DEMAND. THIS PARTICULAR EXAMPLE, IN PRISTINE CONDITION WITH COMPLETE DOCUMENTATION AND ORIGINAL PACKAGING, REPRESENTS AN EXCELLENT ACQUISITION FOR THE SERIOUS ROYAL DOULTON COLLECTOR OR THOSE SEEKING MUSEUM-QUALITY DECORATIVE CERAMICS.

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Location of item: 18 Paradise Road, Acacia Ridge, QLD, Australia

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