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Author: spinchip

Raw chalkware figurine

Sitting lady by Paoli – Reg 891803 / 37

Here is another example of a figurine that looks similar to a Duron, but is in fact the work of … More

vase
Chalkware figurine

Duron kneeling lady Reg 885751 / 6029

Here is a rare example of a Duron figurine ending up with the wrong registration number on it. The examples … More

kneeling
Black chalkware figurine

Duron Lady figurine Reg 885750 / 6028

[Update 16/9/19] – Sometimes the Reg No doesn’t come out well. Check out this Worthpoint.com entry. Still, a bit of … More

grass skirt, kneeling
Black chalkware wall plaque

Duron wall plaque Reg 885754 / 6023

This is the third Duron where the object is in the public domain, but the original registration application was abandoned. … More

abandoned
Chalkware wall plaque

Lady wall plaque Reg 885753 / 6021

This is one of three examples from DURON (see 6020 and 6023 product codes) where a design was clearly made, … More

abandoned
Chalkware wall plaque

Lady wall plaque Reg 885752 / 6020

This is an unusual wall plaque from DURON. The image of the plaque was taken from a web sale some … More

abandoned
Black chalkware dog figurines

Duron dog Reg 885740 / 6035

This is the third animal in the series of 8 that Duron registered. The image that was registered had white … More

dog
Yellow figurine of arched back cat

Duron cat Reg 885739 / 6145

Another one of the Duron animal figurines (2 of 8). Nov 2019 – Managed to get hold of this from … More

Black chalkware figurine of a cat

Duron Cat figurine Reg 885738 / 6033

Duron made a small collection of animals, this being the earliest in the series. The original was all black, but … More

Page of 4 images of black chalkware figurine

Duron lady bookend Reg 885736 / 6031

Lady bust with a large headpiece. Another single bookend, but I guess they may have been sold in pairs. If … More

lady
Two Duron bookends of babies

Duron Boy bookend Reg 885735 / 6030

[September 2021] My wife managed to pick up her own pair of bookends. And they’ve just arrived 🙂 [28/3/2019] Many … More

boy
Black chalkware figurine

Duron Lady Reg 885748 / 6026

Lady sitting down on feet with legs apart. Large bangle on both forearms with grass skirt. Head a little to … More

grass skirt, kneeling, lady

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