Ed Pascoe on Royal Doulton’s limited editions
“Something else that Royal Doulton did that was very clever is produce limited editions,” says Ed Pascoe. A set number is made, and no more. The Beekeeper HN5197 was issued in 2008 for the Prestige collection, in an edition of 200 worldwide.
Shane Ridge modeled it, and Ed calls it quite a complicated figurine: the veil over the straw hat, the smoker in one gloved hand and a frame from the hive in the other, the white hives stacked behind him, a basket of honey jars at his feet.
“Bees are a very, very popular subject. This is a subject that still resonates well with people.” Ed Pascoe
Other Royal Doulton figures made in a set number.
SoldShane Ridge, edition of 350Guy Fawkes HN4784
SoldShane Ridge, edition of 950Merlin HN4540
SoldEdition of 950King Arthur HN4541
SoldRobert Tabbenor, edition of 250Thomas Jefferson HN5241
SoldPrestige, edition of 150Moghul
SoldPrestige, edition of 250Matador and Bull HN4566
SoldPauline Parsons, edition of 250Queen Mary HN4900