Royal Doulton Figurine Old Ben HN3190 Piper The Geisha (HN3229) was designed

The Geisha (HN3229) was designed by Pauline Parsons and produced by Royal Doulton in 1989 exclusively for the Royal Doulton International Collectors Club (RDICC)

Edition: UK ceramics - LE2000

At 9 inches in diameter with a scalloped gilt rim

12 inches in diameter

no two examples from the kiln emerge identically

Royal Doulton Figurine Old Ben HN3190 Piper The Geisha (HN3229) was designedOld Ben (HN3190) was designed by Mary Nicoll and issued by Royal Doulton in 1990 as part of the Street Vendor series, standing 8. 5 inches tall in a limited edition of 1,500 individually numbered pieces. The commission came from the Newsvendors Benevolent Society a detail that gives this figure a provenance and purpose well beyond the standard limited edition, the subject directly connected to the organisation that brought it into existence. The