Royal Doulton Figurine Partners HN3119 Portrait Figurine and hem — a nod

and hem — a nod to the famous 'Five Gold Rings' verse — finished with a coordinating bonnet

making clean examples harder to come by than the short run might suggest

Charles Noke designs command premium prices

Georgian street scene subjects

making it a desirable piece for collectors of Royal Doulton's vintage dance-themed figurines

Royal Doulton Figurine Partners HN3119 Portrait Figurine and hem — a nodPartners (HN3119) was designed by W. K. Harper and issued by Royal Doulton from 1990 to 1992, standing 6. 75 inches tall as part of the Clowns series. The piece presents a clown mid performance with his animal partner a seal trained to blow a horn in answer to the number chalked on the clown's blackboard. It is a double act frozen at its best moment: the clown presenting the challenge, the seal poised to deliver, the whole composition radiating the