Vintage Royal Worcester 3261 “Friday’s Child Is Loving & Giving” Boy Figurine

Description: Vintage Royal Worcester 3261 “Friday’s Child Is Loving & Giving” Boy Figurine R. No. 832593. A wonderful gift for a newborn baby boy, born on a Friday. A young boy in green shorts stands on a green plinth, holding a kitten in his arms while feeding it from a bowl. The kitten enjoys both the “loving” and “giving” represented by this figurine. Designed by Freda Doughty for Royal Worcester. Made in England. Height: 7 Inches Width: 2 Inches In the early 1930s Royal Worcester was on the brink of ruin. But a rescue package was at hand and Charles Dyson Perrins bought the company, supplementing the worker’s wages out of his own pocket until the business was out of danger. A new group of modellers– nearly all of them women – were brought in to enliven Royal Worcester’s range. One of the Directors of Royal Worcester was staying with Freda’s cousin and on seeing examples of Freda’s work he asked her to make something to submit to Worcester. Her first four models of children were an immediate success and led to a long and fruitful partnership. It was Freda’s children that really saved the day and brought Royal Worcester into the market of affordable figurines. A little girl in a long dress called ‘Grandmother’s Dress’ and her partner ‘Boy with a Parakeet’ were so enduringly popular that many factory workers still claim that, in the tricky years of the 1950s, this girl and boy almost single-handedly kept the factory open. Freda designed over 100 models, most of which were very popular. Her figures were modelled from children who used to play in the garden of her home in Kent that she shared with her elder sister Dorothy. In later years the two sisters moved to a cottage near Falmouth. Freda died in 1972. THE DAYS OF THE WEEK A series of 14 figures of children, with one boy and one girl representing each day of the week. The original seven figures were introduced in 1938. They proved so popular that a further seven figures were added to the range in 1954. Pre-owned by Seller. Excellent condition. Please refer to photos to better assess condition as they are the best indicator of condition.

Price: 100 USD

Location: New York, New York

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