Royal Doulton Figurine Irish Setter HN1055 HN5531 and Harper renders him with

and Harper renders him with the same careful attention to occupational detail that distinguished his work across the entire Professions range

Produced 1981 Only

The piece presents a clown mid-performance with his animal partner — a seal trained to blow a horn in answer to the number chalked on the clown's blackboard

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and it speaks to the long British tradition of honouring the ordinary figures of military and civilian life in ceramic portraiture

Royal Doulton Figurine Irish Setter HN1055 HN5531 and Harper renders him withHN Number: 1055 Production years: 1931 to 1985 Height: 5" Size: Medium Condition: Mint, no chips, cracks or repairs. Authenticated by William Cross, Canada's Royal Doulton Specialist since 1986