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A pair of hand-painted bone china figurines from the Coalport Characters series, based on the illustrations by Raymond Briggs for Father Christmas. This lot comprises two figurines produced in Thailand. The first piece, titled Home Comforts, depicts Father Christmas seated on a stool removing his black boots beside a stove, accompanied by a black cat. The base is printed with FATHER CHRISTMAS, HOME COMFORTS, No. 1067, In a worldwide edition of 2000, COALPORT, and the Characters logo, alongside Hand Painted Bone China, RB/BP Ltd 2006, and FC15. The second figurine, titled Almost There, shows Father Christmas in a blue shirt and red braces pushing a white wheelbarrow filled with multi-coloured gift-wrapped presents and a teddy bear. The base features the printed marks FATHER CHRISTMAS, ALMOST THERE, COALPORT, the Characters logo, FC03, Hand Painted Bone China, and RB/BP Ltd 2004. Both items are accompanied by their original green Coalport Characters presentation boxes and one descriptive booklet. Adhesive labels on the boxes read FATHER CHRISTMAS H SAMUELS 1067 HOME COMFORTS and FATHER CHRISTMAS ALMOST THERE, both stating MADE IN THAILAND.
Condition report:
Both figurines appear to be in excellent condition with no visible chips, cracks, or restorations in the provided photographs (photos 1, 4, 5). The presentation boxes show minor signs of shelf wear but remain structurally sound (photos 2, 6).
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