DOULTON== DARLING HN 1 ISSUED 1913 to 1928 CHARLES VYSE Start Price GBP 999.00 Current Price GBP 999.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, November 17, 2008 End Time Thursday, November 27, 2008 Location sheffield, South Yorkshire See more about 'DOULTON== DARLING HN 1 ISSUED 1913 to 1928 CHARLES VYSE' Description THIS IS THE  MODEL FIGURE   HN1 number FOR ROYAL DOULTON  ISSUED 1913 to 1928 ARTIST  CHARLES VYSE COLOUR LIGHT GRAY HAND PAINTED NO CRACKS REPAIRS OR CHIPS A LITTEL GLAZE FOR HIS AGE ABOUT (94 years)FULLY STAMPED AT THE BASE   (WITH THE NUMBER 89 IMPRESED  that only the real HN1 figures has)  (not  by hand   as 2nd are)     HAND PAINTED ARTIST MADE AT THE BURSLEM SITE IN STAFFORDSHIRE ENGLAND IN 1912 to 1928 8" HIGH (205mm)            INSPIRED PERHAPS BY POEMS BY A  MILNE OR ROBERT  LOUIS  STEVENSON     THE TOTAL FIGURES FROM 1913 to 1917 made  WAS 148 BECAUSE OF TEETHING TROUBLES AND PARTLY BECAUSE OF THE 1st WORLD WAR AND RESTRICTION ON THE WORLD MARKET AT HOME AND OVER SEAS THE TOTAL OF ALL FIGURES MADE WAS 680 in 35 DIFFERENT MODELS ONLY 3 A WEEK WAS PAINTED THIS IS FROM THE EXACT RECORDS THAT ROYAL DOULTON HAVE THE SUGGESTED COLOUR OF HN 1 WAS FROM A MAN  HARRY NIXON WHO FUSED TOGETHER IN TO A GLAZE ENAMEL COLOURS THIS HAD NEVER BEED USED IT WAS UNIQUE TO DOULTON IN 1927 BY THE TIME OF THE YEAR 1927 FIGURES  PAINTED IN A WEEK HADE GROWN TO 10 A WEEK PAINTED BY HAND   HN means Harry Nixon        A VISIT TO THE BURSLEM STUDIO BY KING GEORGE V AND QUEEN MARY WAS PLANNED FOR APRIL 1913 THE LAUNCH OF THE NEW FIGURINES WAS HELD BACK FOR THIS AUSPICIOUS OCCASION IF THE VISIT HAD  NOT TAKEN PLACE THE FIGURE BEDTIME WHEN SHOWN TO THE QUEEN MARY SHE PICKED UP THE FIGURE OF THE SMALL BOY IN A NIGHT SHIRT AND EXCLAMED   "isn t  he a darling" SO BEDTIME BECAME DARLING  BY THE ROYAL PATRONAGE THE QUEEN  MARY  ODERED COPIES FOR HER SELF AND FRIENDS THIS HN 1 FIGURE DARLING HAS SO MUCH HISTORY to LOOK OUT FOR thank you for your time and interest i just had to tell you some of the history  ( book price about £3000)   ps I f YOU HAVE TIME HAVE A LOOK AT MY EBAY SITE YOU MAY SEE SOME THING FOR  CHRISTMAS THANKS AGAIN Place a Bid!