Lot 172: A Collection of Beswick Beatrix Potter Glazed Ceramic Figurines
A collection of English glazed ceramic figurines depicting characters from the Beatrix Potter stories. The group includes depictions of Peter Rabbit in a blue jacket, Hunca Munca wearing a pink dress and holding a broom and basket, Squirrel Nutkin seated with a nut, Mr. Jeremy Fisher in a green frock coat and pink waistcoat, and Tabitha Twitchit in a blue and white striped dress and apron. The underside of the Tabitha Twitchit figure features a printed black circular mark reading BEATRIX POTTER’S, Tabitha Twitchit, F. WARNE & CO. LTD., COPYRIGHT, BESWICK, ENGLAND. Also present on this base is a hand-painted red mark reading 5 and a partially missing gold-toned foil adhesive label with legible characters reading BESWICK ENGLAND. Each figure is finished with a polychrome lead glaze.
Condition report:
Crazing is visible to the glaze on the base of the Tabitha Twitchit figurine (photo 2). The gold foil adhesive label on the same base is torn and partially missing (photo 2). There is visible surface residue and wear to the unglazed bottom rim of the Tabitha Twitchit base (photo 2). The remaining figurines show no visible chips, cracks, or restorations from the primary overview (photo 1).
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