Antique Japanese Cloisonné Bottle Vase, Meiji Period Circa 1880 — Goldstone Dragon Off to School immediately recognisable to collectors of

immediately recognisable to collectors of early Doulton and wholly different in character from the later Burslem bone china productions

5" figurine belongs to the Pretty Ladies collection and depicts a graceful woman in flowing costume

Parsons Daughter showcases early design excellence with detailed period costume and the refined bearing appropriate to a clergyman's daughter

The Royal Doulton Queen Elizabeth I (HN5704) is a distinguished piece from the Young Queens series

The commission came from the Newsvendors Benevolent Society — a detail that gives this figure a provenance and purpose well beyond the standard limited edition

Antique Japanese Cloisonné Bottle Vase, Meiji Period Circa 1880 — Goldstone Dragon Off to School immediately recognisable to collectors ofA Japanese cloisonn enamel bottle vase from the Meiji period, circa 1880. The bulbous body is decorated with a three toed dragon in gold sparkling goldstone enamel (chakin seki), coiled within a shaped panel on a deep green ground, alternating with fan shaped reserves of floral sprays on a midnight blue ground. A bold black and white zigzag geometric band divides the shoulder from the body, a hallmark of fine Meiji period wired cloisonn (ysen shipp).