The Bather HN4246, Royal Doulton Figurine DB125 All original factory finish preserved

All original factory finish preserved with clear backstamp showing HN3546 marking from mid-1990s through 2000 production

Figurines from the 2010s represent Royal Doulton's later production era

500 hand-numbered pieces

The piece belongs to Royal Doulton's Sporting Characters series

this medium model had a relatively short production run

The Bather HN4246, Royal Doulton Figurine DB125 All original factory finish preservedRoyal Doulton's The Bather HN4246 stands among the most celebrated figurines in the prestige canon, continuing a tradition of classical nude studies that stretches back to the earliest days of the Burslem figure making art. The subject a seated female figure pausing at the water's edge draws directly from the grand tradition of academic painting and sculpture, rendered here in fine English bone china with the exacting craftsmanship that defines