Royal Doulton Figurine Sailors Holiday HN2442 cloisonne which gives the piece its

which gives the piece its immediate narrative and makes it particularly attractive to buyers who collect nautical subjects as well as those who collect within the HN range

Valerie Annand created numerous successful Pretty Ladies figurines

The relatively short 9-year production run makes The Gaffer less common than many Royal Doulton character pieces

The title comes from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night — the song that Feste sings to Orsino

Royal Doulton Figurine Sailors Holiday HN2442 cloisonne which gives the piece itsSailor's Holiday (HN2442) was designed by Mary Nicoll and issued from 1972 to 1979, standing 6. 25 inches tall. It belongs to Royal Doulton's Sea Characters series the group of nautical character studies that Nicoll developed across the 1960s and 1970s and which draws one of the most loyal and specifically focused collecting audiences in the HN range. The subject is a sailor on shore leave, occupied with a model sailboat the figure of a working man at