Antique Japanese Cloisonné Vase, Meiji Period Circa 1880 — Black Ground with Butterflies HN5143 pots and domestic implements that

pots and domestic implements that were the practical equipment of ordinary households

The relatively short 5-year production run makes Coralie less common than many Royal Doulton Pretty Ladies from this era

This is Royal Doulton figurine HN3433 Winston Churchill

The Gaffer (HN2053) was designed by Leslie Harradine and produced by Royal Doulton from 1950 to 1959

this one is grounded in something more immediate — the volunteer tradition of coastal rescue that has defined Britain's relationship with the sea for centuries

Antique Japanese Cloisonné Vase, Meiji Period Circa 1880 — Black Ground with Butterflies HN5143 pots and domestic implements thatA Japanese cloisonn enamel vase from the Meiji period, circa 1880. The tapering body is worked in a rich black ground with a fine musen (wireless) scrolling texture, decorated with three butterflies in flight rendered in lilac, cream, cobalt, and turquoise, each with distinct wing patterning. Vertical dividing bands run down the body in red, green, and gilt. The shoulder is bordered by a scalloped lambrequin band in lavender and a scale pattern collar