Royal Doulton Billie & Buntie Bunnykins and similar items

Up For Sale is: Royal Doulton Bunnykins Billie Buntie Bunnykins Sleigh Ride DB4 First version Designer: Walter Hayward c.1972-1997 Approx 8.5cm (3 1/3") tall Made in England In excellent condition Figure only | no box When it comes to collectible Royal Doulton figurines, the Bunnykins series is by far the most popular today. These cute bunny characters in various themed scenes and stylistic variations have been manufactured by Royal Doulton (Doulton Co. at the time) since 1939 In 1939 the first Bunnykins figures appeared but unfortunately did not remain in production for long due to the outbreak of WWII and it was not until 1972 that the figures once more joined the collection. The John Beswick Company had joined with the Royal Doulton group by this time and they acquired the modelling skills of Albert Hallam who had worked on the iconic Beatrix Potter line of figures. These little characters were amongst some of Beswick's most successful products and Royal Doulton decided to create a similar collection of anthropomorhic bunny figures known as the Bunnykins figures. The first 9 figures were launched in 1972 - and all were inspired by Walter Hayward's nursery ware patterns. With collectors worldwide, the Royal Doulton Bunnykins range spans over 500 different Royal Doulton Bunnykins figures, with numerous Limited Editions, Special Colourways and Australian Exclusive designs being released over the last 5 decades .... I have a relatively large collection being listed, so please consider going to my store and looking for others--I am happy to combine shipping. PLEASE REFER TO ALL PHOTOS FOR A BETTER VISUAL DESCRIPTION OF THE ITEM *Vintage and secondhand items may have flaws. Please review item(s), description and picture(s). I do my best to research and describe the items accurately, but I am not an expert on all of the items I sell. Unless specified in the listing, all items are sold AS-IS AS-SEEN in photos* All of My Items Come from a Smoke Free Home and have been cleaned per's standards I do Ship everyday Monday - Saturday Feel Free to Visit My Store and Browse Through My Other Listings as I am happy to combine shipping for you. Please contact me with any issues prior to leaving negative/neutral feedback or low detail ratings, as I will always do my best to solve any problems that may come up! If you have any further questions, please feel free to message me Any props that are used in the taking of the photos are not included. Only the item/items in the title of the listings are being sold