Bidspirit auction | A 1990 Porcelain Battle of

A 1990 Porcelain Battle of Britain Pilot Figurine by Ashmor, Model No. 265 - A hand-painted porcelain figurine depicting a World War II Royal Air Force fighter pilot, produced to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Battle of Britain. The pilot is modelled in full flight gear including a sheepskin-lined Irvin-style jacket, a yellow Mae West life vest inscribed FRONT, dark trousers, and flying boots, standing upon a circular grassy embankment. He holds a leather flying helmet with goggles in his right hand. The underside is printed in black with two RAF crests for Station Biggin Hill and Fighter Command, and carries the inscription Winston Churchill 20th August 1940 along the edge. The main text reads TO COMMEMORATE THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN 10th July to 31st October 1940 A ROYAL AIR FORCE FIGHTER PILOT OF CHURCHILL'S FEW and to Immortalise R.A.F. BIGGIN HILL LEGENDARY FIGHTER AIRFIELD, GUARDIAN OF LONDON, SYMBOL OF SUPREME HEROISM AND UNYIELDING DEFIANCE. The base is marked MODEL NO. 265. below an ASHMOR bird motif logo and the text WORCESTER ENGLAND, A LIMITED EDITION OF 500, PRODUCED EXCLUSIVELY FOR STORY IN PORCELAIN. Height: 27.5 cm.