Close to My Heart HN5718, Royal Doulton Figurine Piper issued 1957-1962

issued 1957-1962

and collectors seeking both colorway variations

Though often overshadowed by the king's mistresses

Nada Pedley brought contemporary sensibility to miniature figurine design

the air of a man perpetually on the verge of something turning up — and Harradine captures it with the economy of a sculptor who understood that great characterisation in ceramic requires suggestion as much as detail

Close to My Heart HN5718, Royal Doulton Figurine Piper issued 1957-1962Close to My Heart (HN5718) was designed by Neil Faulkner and issued in 2014 as a Canadian exclusive limited edition of just 800 pieces. Standing 9 inches tall, this tender and beautifully composed figure captures a mother in a flowing pink gown with a young child at each side a portrait of maternal warmth that is as timeless as any subject Royal Doulton has rendered in bone china. Faulkner's modelling brings an intimate, unhurried quality to the