A hand-painted ceramic or resin figurine from The Doggie People Collection by Robert Harrop Designs Ltd. The piece, titled A Christmas Carol, depicts two anthropomorphic Basset Hounds in Victorian-era costume on a snow-dusted cobblestone street base. The primary figure, representing Ebenezer Scrooge, wears a grey top hat with holly, a green overcoat, a red waistcoat, and a red scarf while holding a carol sheet. A smaller Basset Hound, representing Tiny Tim, stands alongside wearing a red coat and green scarf, holding a lantern and a songbook. The underside bears a white rectangular adhesive label reading The Doggie People Collection, © & TM Robert Harrop Designs Ltd 2008, BASSET HOUNDS, DPMILL01, ‘A CHRISTMAS CAROL’, ‘The Mill Building’ Christmas Special, Limited Edition 2 / 100, Robert Harrop Designs Limited. Adjacent to the label is a handwritten signature in black ink reading Dan Harrop 24/11/08. The figurine is accompanied by a gold-toned Certificate of Authenticity identifying the piece as Number 2 of 100 with a printed signature for Robert Harrop, and the original green Robert Harrop Great Family branded box.
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