Royal Doulton Figurine In the Stocks HN2163 DB260 maritime enthusiasts

maritime enthusiasts

Middle Earth/ Lord of the Rings

It is a subject that Doulton returned to across multiple formats — character jugs

distinguished from later versions by its characteristic parallel fore legs

The Dickens series attracted collectors on both sides of the Atlantic throughout its production run

Royal Doulton Figurine In the Stocks HN2163 DB260 maritime enthusiastsIn the Stocks (HN2163) was designed by Mary Nicoll and issued by Royal Doulton from 1955 to 1959, standing 5. 75 inches tall. The figure depicts a man confined in the stocks, the old English village punishment that locked the offender by his wrists and ankles for public display a subject that Nicoll treats with the dry, good humoured wit she brought to the best of her character work. There is no cruelty in the telling, only the wry comedy of a man