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Royal Crown Derby Collectors Guild Meadow Rabbit Bone China Paperweight - A Royal Crown Derby bone china paperweight titled Meadow Rabbit, modelled as a crouching rabbit. This piece was produced as an exclusive for the Royal Crown Derby Collectors Guild in 1998. The figurine is decorated in a contemporary Imari style, featuring red floral motifs and blue foliage with green leaf patterns, highlighted by hand-painted 22 carat gold gilding to the ears, face, and floral outlines. The underside displays the red printed Royal Crown Derby backstamp, identifying it as a Collectors Guild exclusive, and includes the 1998 copyright date and country of origin. The piece is fitted with a gold-coloured metal stopper embossed with the factory mark, indicating first quality, and carries a red hand-painted decorator mark D. Height: 7cm approximately.