Bidspirit auction | Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Mandarin

Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Mandarin Duck Paperweight - A Royal Crown Derby porcelain paperweight modeled as a Mandarin Duck, decorated in the traditional Imari palette. The figure is crafted from English bone china and features intricate underglaze cobalt blue and green patterns, highlighted with extensive 22ct gold gilding. The underside of the piece is fitted with an inset gold-coloured ceramic stopper, embossed with the Royal Crown Derby factory logo and the words ROYAL CROWN DERBY ENGLISH BONE CHINA. A hand-painted red Roman numeral mark LXI is present on the unglazed foot rim, serving as the factory date code for 1998.