ROYAL DOULTON - 'Pecksniff' - Vintage Dickens character ceramic figurine - hand painted - signed on the base (back stamp used between 1930 and 1993) - United Kingdom - mid 20th century.
Excellent vintage condition - no loss - no damage - no cracks - no chips - no restoration - minimal signs of age and use.
Size/Dimensions - Small - 1 3/4" (4.5 cm.) Wide x 1 1/2" (3.8 cm.) Deep x 4 1/2" (11.5 cm.) High.
Special Note - Seth Pecksniff, fictional character, an unctuous English architect whose insincere behaviour made the name Pecksniff synonymous with hypocrisy. He appears in the novel Martin Chuzzlewit (1843–44) by Charles Dickens.
ITEM ID
2021-283
CREATOR
Royal Doulton
ITEM TYPE
Vintage
PURPOSE
Figurines
STYLE
Victorian
TYPE
Hand Painted
ORIGIN
England • English