Close to My Heart HN5718, Royal Doulton Figurine Piper Production closed in 1959 after

Production closed in 1959 after just four years

Introduced in the 1930s

The Images series occupied a distinctive position in Royal Doulton's output: deliberately modern in sensibility

This exceptional cabinet plate was produced at Doulton's Burslem factory and registered with the UK Design Registry in 1888

Huckleberry Finn (HN2927) and Tom Sawyer (HN2926) were designed by David Lyttleton and issued by Royal Doulton from 1982 to 1985

Close to My Heart HN5718, Royal Doulton Figurine Piper Production closed in 1959 afterClose to My Heart (HN5718) was designed by Neil Faulkner and issued in 2014 as a Canadian exclusive limited edition of just 800 pieces. Standing 9 inches tall, this tender and beautifully composed figure captures a mother in a flowing pink gown with a young child at each side a portrait of maternal warmth that is as timeless as any subject Royal Doulton has rendered in bone china. Faulkner's modelling brings an intimate, unhurried quality to the