So to the last posting on Roayal Worcester figures...not that justice could be done by three simple posts-...there is so much else to chatter about and as i slowly clear out the back storeroom...all items from my private collection of over 25 years..i would like to share with you...some you may hate and others you will love...guess thats why you are reading this blog.
the figure shown is a chinoiserie figure by ...miss gwendoline(accent on the first syllable) Parnell...guess the name tells all and here is her story written by Henry Sandon.
Miss Gwendoline was related to the Parnels of Ireland.Her grandmother was a lady in witing to Queen Victoria.Her sister Edith Farmoile was an illustrator of childrens books.She had a studio in Chelsea producing figures from 1916/35 and subsequently joined the royal worcester company.She was always very well dressed rather in the victorian style and ...wait for it...carried a parasol.
She was known as.....The Duchess.
A rather delightful figure on a simple white base with little great detail and i think that is why i rather like it as a figure.This figure 3348 is rather rare and comes at a price.She made several other styles in this figure