ROYAL DOULTON 'ARMY DAYS' LIMITED EDITION FIGURINE - QUEEN ELIZABETH II 90TH BIRTHDAY COMMEMORATION, 2016

A HAND-CRAFTED AND HAND-PAINTED CERAMIC FIGURINE COMMEMORATING HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II'S 90TH BIRTHDAY, ISSUED BY ROYAL DOULTON IN 2016. THIS LIMITED EDITION PIECE DEPICTS PRINCESS ELIZABETH IN THE UNIFORM OF THE AUXILIARY TERRITORIAL SERVICE, WHICH SHE JOINED IN 1945 AS A SECOND SUBALTERN. THE FIGURINE CAPTURES A SIGNIFICANT MOMENT IN THE MONARCH'S PERSONAL HISTORY, HONOURING HER WARTIME SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO DUTY.

IDENTIFICATION AND PRODUCTION:
- MAKER: ROYAL DOULTON, LONDON (ESTABLISHED 1815)
- TITLE: ARMY DAYS
- LIMITED EDITION: NUMBER 0060 OF 2,000
- COMMEMORATIVE PURPOSE: 90TH BIRTHDAY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II, 21 APRIL 2016
- MAKER'S SIGNATURE: MICHAEL DOULTON, HAND-SIGNED TO BASE
- BACKSTAMP: ROYAL DOULTON PRINTED MARK WITH EDITION NUMBER

DESIGN AND DETAIL:
THE FIGURINE IS MODELLED IN THE UNIFORM OF THE AUXILIARY TERRITORIAL SERVICE, FEATURING THE CHARACTERISTIC KHAKI WOOL SERGE TUNIC WITH BRASS BUTTONS, SHOULDER INSIGNIA, AND BELT DETAIL. THE FIGURE WEARS THE ATS CAP WITH REGIMENTAL BADGE. THE UNIFORM IS RENDERED WITH METICULOUS ATTENTION TO HISTORICAL ACCURACY, INCLUDING THE FLAT SHOES THAT WERE PART OF THE REGULATION UNIFORM. THE FACE IS DELICATELY HAND-PAINTED WITH NATURALISTIC COLOURING AND FINE DETAIL TO THE FEATURES AND HAIR. A SMALL GREEN ENAMEL PLINTH BASE SUPPORTS THE FIGURE.

DIMENSIONS:
- HEIGHT: APPROXIMATELY 20 CM

CONDITION: MINT CONDITION. THIS FIGURINE REMAINS IN PRISTINE, UNHANDLED STATE. NO CHIPS, CRACKS, HAIRLINE FRACTURES, OR REPAIRS ARE EVIDENT. THE HAND-PAINTED DECORATION IS CRISP AND WELL-DEFINED THROUGHOUT. GILDING AND ENAMEL DETAIL ARE BRIGHT AND COMPLETE. THE ORIGINAL FACTORY FINISH IS INTACT. THE PIECE RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL ROYAL DOULTON PRESENTATION BOX WITH PROTECTIVE TISSUE WRAPPING AND ACCOMPANYING CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY SIGNED BY MICHAEL DOULTON.

PROVENANCE: PURCHASED NEW AND RETAINED IN ORIGINAL PACKAGING. ACCOMPANIED BY THE ORIGINAL ROYAL DOULTON BOX, PROTECTIVE WRAPPING, AND SIGNED CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT: THE AUXILIARY TERRITORIAL SERVICE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1938 AND PRINCESS ELIZABETH JOINED IN FEBRUARY 1945, SERVING AS A SECOND SUBALTERN AND LATER AS AN HONORARY COLONEL. SHE TRAINED AS A DRIVER AND MECHANIC, AND THIS SERVICE REMAINED A SIGNIFICANT PART OF HER PERSONAL HISTORY THROUGHOUT HER REIGN. ROYAL DOULTON'S 'ARMY DAYS' FIGURINE COMMEMORATES THIS IMPORTANT CHAPTER, MAKING IT A MEANINGFUL PIECE FOR COLLECTORS OF ROYAL MEMORABILIA AND MILITARY HISTORY ENTHUSIASTS.

NOTE: EACH ROYAL DOULTON FIGURINE IS HAND-MADE AND HAND-DECORATED BY SKILLED CERAMIC ARTISTS, MAKING EACH PIECE UNIQUE IN ITS EXECUTION. THIS LIMITED EDITION WAS ISSUED SPECIFICALLY TO MARK THE 90TH BIRTHDAY MILESTONE OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II AND REPRESENTS A NOTABLE ADDITION TO ROYAL DOULTON'S COMMEMORATIVE FIGURINE COLLECTION.

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

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