Rarely seen, this scarce and delightful First Year of Issue Early 20th Century Vintage Royal Doulton English Porcelain Figurine, "Sweet Lavender" ~ HN 1373, warmly decorated in a green, red and black colourway, was designed by leading Doulton artist, Leslie Harradine. Strongly reminiscent of the contemporary work of Charles Vyse, the piece was issued from 1930 to 1949. The underside fully marked in black with title, "Sweet Lavender" and Royal Doulton printed backstamp as used from 1927 to 1932, together with the impressed Date Code 3-12-29, for 03 December 1929, unidentified Painter's Monogram T in red, plus Indistinct impressed Model Number and numeral 7.
Height ~ 22.80 cm. / 9.00 inches ~ Width ~ 12.70 cm. / 5.00 inches ~ Depth ~ 7.60 cm. / 3.00 inches ~ Year ~ Circa 1929
