Reverie HN2306, Royal Doulton Figurine Postman and is accompanied by the

and is accompanied by the complete set of thirteen original Certificates of Authenticity — an intact provenance record that is as rare as the set itself

as the components have typically been separated over the course of a century of domestic use

The Moor is one of the defining subjects of the Royal Doulton prestige canon

or on the Queen Mother as a specific collecting subject

Reverie HN2306, Royal Doulton Figurine Postman and is accompanied by theRoyal Doulton Reverie HN2306 was modelled by Margaret (Peggy) Davies, the most prolific and celebrated sculptor in Royal Doulton's post war history. Davies possessed an unrivalled gift for capturing the inner life of her subjects not just their outward grace, but the quality of thought or feeling behind the pose and Reverie is among the purest expressions of that gift. The title says everything: this is a figure lost in quiet contemplation, a moment