Bidspirit auction | A Pair of Royal Worcester


A Pair of Royal Worcester Porcelain Figurines 1818 The Regency and Walking-Out Dress - A pair of glazed porcelain figurines from the Victoria and Albert Museum collection. The first figure depicts a woman in a walking-out dress dated to 1818, the Regency period. She is modelled wearing a lavender-toned high-waisted gown with a ruffled white collar, pink accents, and a large plumed white hat with a pink ribbon. She carries a matching pink circular handbag. The second figure depicts a woman in a Victorian walking-out dress, wearing a light blue gown with extensive white ruffles to the bodice and skirt. She wears a cream-coloured hat with a pink band and holds a small bouquet of pink flowers in her right hand. Both figures are set upon white circular bases decorated with moulded scrollwork. The figures are finished in a soft pastel palette with hand-painted facial features.