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Royal Crown Derby Poppy Mouse Fine Bone China Paperweight - A Royal Crown Derby fine bone china paperweight in the form of a mouse, specifically the Poppy Mouse model. This figurine was produced as an exclusive release for the Royal Crown Derby Collectors Guild. The piece is decorated in a traditional Imari-style palette, featuring large poppy blooms in iron red and cobalt blue, heavily accented with gold gilding. The mouse's body and face are detailed with stylized blue and gold dash-like markings to represent fur, with a solid gilded nose and a dark blue eye encircled in gold. The underside is printed in red script with the words Poppy Mouse and Collectors Guild. It retains its original gold-coloured metal stopper, which is embossed with the Royal Crown Derby crown and monogram and the text English Bone China and Royal Crown Derby.