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Antiques & Collectables
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Beatrix Potter published several books about animals her first being The Tale of Peter Rabbit in 1902.
Royal Doulton was founded in 1815 and already specialising in figurative sculpture.
Miss Potter approached the Lambeth studio in 1908 with a view to having her own animals produced in ceramic. An earlier contract with another company made any arrangement with Doulton impossible and it was not until 1948, sadly after Miss Potter's death, that the Beatrix Potter figures were finally produced by the John Beswick factory.
This arrangement continued successfully until the late 1960's when Ewart Beswick was ready to retire but had no heir.
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