Royal Doulton Figurine Old Ben HN3190 Piper the oversized-shoe tiptoe of the

the oversized-shoe tiptoe of the circus performer rendered at exactly the scale and angle that makes the joke land

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Condition: Mint - no chips

At 9 inches in diameter with a scalloped gilt rim

Royal Doulton Figurine Old Ben HN3190 Piper the oversized-shoe tiptoe of theOld Ben (HN3190) was designed by Mary Nicoll and issued by Royal Doulton in 1990 as part of the Street Vendor series, standing 8. 5 inches tall in a limited edition of 1,500 individually numbered pieces. The commission came from the Newsvendors Benevolent Society a detail that gives this figure a provenance and purpose well beyond the standard limited edition, the subject directly connected to the organisation that brought it into existence. The