Price
£1200.00This object is eligible for a Certificate of BADA Provenance
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A First World War Royal Doulton Tam O’Shanter Bulldog, 1917.
Height: 16cm (6.2in).
Khaki glaze ceramic British bulldog modelled with Tam O’Shanter and haversack. Produced by Royal Doulton in tan colour way under model number ‘HN153 Large’. Printed registration number 663408 to the base.
On active service since 1917 this British bulldog was the Scottish equivalent of Doulton’s tin hatted bulldog ‘Old Bill HN146’ which was based on the popular cartoon character created by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather (1887-1959). Old Bill, an elderly, pipe-smoking British ‘Tommy’ with a walrus moustache, was based on a lance-corporal from Birmingham who was killed in the same action that saw the Bairnsfather invalided from the Western Front in April 1915.
The BADA Standard
- Since 1918, BADA has been the leading association for the antiques and fine art trade
- Members are elected for their knowledge, integrity and quality of stock
- Our clients are protected by BADA’s code of conduct
- Our dealers’ membership is reviewed and renewed annually
- Bada.org is a non-profit site: clients deal directly with members and they pay no hidden fees
