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mcheconi's loves1129 of 1182Original -- JENKINS ArtSON ALTESSE ROYALE MADAME LA PRINCESSE CLÉMENTINE.
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    Posted 10 years ago

    antiquerose
    (1460 items)

    Hi, I bought this a while ago. I took a chance on it. Anyways -- can anyone help? There are faint numbers on it that look like: 70633B AND is the Signature. It also says on the bottom:

    To Loretta
    Best Wishes
    Michael Doulton
    #146
    Oct 81

    It is 8.5 inches tall, and about 6.5 inches wide. So confused here as I do not think it is a Doulton piece -- but looks to be signed by him. Is it him? It looks like real writing....IMHO

    Any info always welcomed!!

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    1. antiquerose antiquerose, 10 years ago

      The figure kinda looks like ANDREA for SADEK but mine is still different as it is more Vertical (straight up). Also not sure about the mark on mine is different. So I just do not know...........?

      http://www.ebay.com/itm/Andrea-by-Sadek-Blue-Jay-Bird-9609-Figurine-/111344510736
    2. CardinalLady, 10 years ago
      It is a lovely piece, but I cannot identify items like this.
    3. keramikos, 1 year ago
      Leelani, Thank you for bringing this post of a beautiful bird figurine back to the top of the stack. :-)

      antiquerose, This old mystery intrigued me, so I did a little poking around, and got at least a partial answer.

      That "crown over A" china mark apparently is Alfro London, a mid-twentieth century importer of figurines from Japan:

      https://www.figurines-sculpture.com/crown-over-a-pottery-mark-query.html

      https://www.justanswer.com/appraisals/7qs6b-backstamp-indentification-question-hi-porcelain.html

      https://brooksbygones.com/store/interiors-decorations/decorative-objects/mid-20th-century-vintage-alfro-london-hand-made-porcelain-ornament-figurine/

      As to the Michael Doulton signature, that remains a mystery.

      Michael Doulton:

      https://www.wmoda.com/whos-who-at-wmoda-michael-doulton/

      Michael Doulton's signature:

      https://www.apu.edu/library/specialcollections/folder/auto/?photo=427

      https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/55474097_royal-doulton-michael-doulton-signed

      I suppose it's possible that Michael Doulton could have signed a non-Royal Doulton figurine as a kindness to the original owner (especially if they were very young or very old), but with that "#146," mark, it strikes me as the work of somebody else trying to pass it off as something more valuable. :-(

      It's still a beautiful figurine.

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