Bidspirit auction | An Assortment of Beswick, Royal
An Assortment of Beswick, Royal Albert, and Goebel Ceramic Figurines - A collection of glazed ceramic character and animal figurines from several prominent manufacturers. The group includes a figurine of Tom Kitten in a blue jacket, bearing a circular brown printed mark reading BESWICK and ENGLAND, above BEATRIX POTTER'S and Tom Kitten. The base also features the printed text F. WARNE & CO. LTD. COPYRIGHT, a handwritten 35, and a small brown painted character. A figurine of Jemima Puddleduck, wearing a pink shawl and blue bonnet, is marked with a printed brown crown logo above ROYAL ALBERT ENGLAND, Jemima Puddleduck, and Beatrix Potter. Additional marks include the copyright lines © F. WARNE & CO. 1948 and © 1989 ROYAL ALBERT LTD., a green painted 16, and a circular adhesive label reading INSPECTED BY W. Wallace. The collection contains a pair of graduated salt and pepper shakers modelled as monks in brown habits, marked with a blue printed Goebel trademark comprising the name below a stylized V containing a bee, above W. Germany. A figurine of a Greenfinch is marked with the printed text BESWICK MADE IN ENGLAND 2105 GREENFINCH. Completing the assortment is a yellow bird figurine perched upon a white tree stump.