Royal Doulton Figurine Tumbling HN3283 pretty ladies Collection guidance: Advice on building

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HN5881 represents Royal Doulton's successful transition into 21st-century collecting

Margaret Davies brought elegance and movement to her sporting figurines

Early HN numbers (under 1000) command premium prices due to their age and association with Leslie Harradine's pioneering designs

Royal Doulton Figurine Tumbling HN3283 pretty ladies Collection guidance: Advice on buildingTumbling (HN3283) was designed by Douglas V. Tootle and issued from 1990 to 1994, standing 8. 75 inches tall. It belongs to the Clowns series and takes its place as one of the more technically demanding subjects in the group a clown balanced in a headstand on a multicoloured ball, the whole figure caught in the suspended moment of an acrobatic act. Tootle is best known in the Doulton collecting world for his Pretty Ladies and dance figures, and the