Lot 248: A Royal Crown Derby Collectors Guild Exclusive Debonair Bear Paperweight

A Royal Crown Derby bone china figurine paperweight titled Debonair Bear, produced as an exclusive for the Royal Crown Derby Collectors Guild in 1997. The seated teddy bear is fashioned from glazed white bone china, decorated with all-over gilded scrolling patterns and a stylised face. The figure is dressed in an ornate Imari-style waistcoat in a palette of iron red, cobalt blue, and gold, featuring buttons, a pocket watch chain, and a yellow pocket square. The base features a printed red factory mark including the Royal Crown Derby crowned monogram, English Bone China, and text identifying it as a 1997 Guild Exclusive made in England. The piece is fitted with a gold-toned ceramic stopper embossed with the factory mark.