A Royal Doulton bone china figurine titled First Dance, model number HN 2803. The piece depicts a young woman in an 18th-century style ball gown, rendered in a pale blue-green glaze with white puffed sleeves. The wide skirt is decorated with a hand-painted floral vine border featuring yellow blossoms and green leaves. The figure is shown in a bowing pose, holding a decorated fan. The underside features a printed green backstamp with a lion above a crown, surrounded by the words ROYAL DOULTON ENGLAND BONE CHINA. Below the main device, the text reads FIRST DANCE, HN 2803, (C) ROYAL DOULTON TABLEWARE LTD. 1976. Additional hand-painted marks include the number 50 in brown and a small blue dash. The figurine is accompanied by its original rectangular dark blue cardboard presentation box featuring the Royal Doulton logo.
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