Bidspirit auction | A Trio of Royal Doulton

A Trio of Royal Doulton Bunnykins English Fine Bone China Nursery Ware A trio of Royal Doulton nursery ware from the Bunnykins range, manufactured in England. The collection is crafted from fine bone china and comprises a side plate, a shallow cereal or dessert bowl, and a deep-sided feeding bowl. Each piece is decorated with transfer-printed illustrations depicting anthropomorphic rabbits in various narrative scenes, finished with the signature border of running rabbits on a green grass line. The side plate features a camping scene with rabbits cooking over an open fire near a tent. The shallow bowl depicts a shop interior titled Mr Pigglys Stores with a pig shopkeeper serving rabbit customers. The deep feeding bowl illustrates a kitchen scene with a mother rabbit and offspring baking at a table. Each piece bears a backstamp on the base featuring a lion standing upon a crown above a circular crest containing the words Royal Doulton England. Below this is an illustration of three rabbits in red jackets, followed by the text English Fine Bone China, Bunnykins, and Regd. Trade Mark.