A charming 1920s Britains mother duck and duckling pair in hand painted lead, with soft cream colouring and a wonderfully sweet sense of scale and companionship.
The tiny mother duck measures just 2 cm high, while her duckling is a minute 1 cm high, making this an especially appealing little pair. Together they capture a simple moment of countryside life in beautifully small scale.
Made by Britains Ltd during the 1920s, these hand painted lead figures come from the early farm range, when familiar animals were recreated with character and individuality. The soft cream colouring has naturally mellowed over the decades, adding to their authentic vintage appearance.
There is something particularly appealing about finding the two figures together. The contrast in scale between mother and duckling gives the pair a lovely sense of movement and family, while their simple forms retain the charm of early Britains farm figures.
A beautifully tiny piece of 1920s farmyard life, with a mother duck and duckling captured together in miniature.
Details
Type: Farm bird figure pair
Maker: Britains Ltd
Era: 1920s
Material: Hand painted lead
Design: Mother duck and duckling
Colour: Soft cream
Scale: Tiny miniature pair
Dimensions
Mother duck: Height 2 cm, Width 1 cm, Depth 1.5 cm
Duckling: Height 1 cm, Width 0.5 cm, Depth 1.5 cm
Condition
Good vintage condition with minor paint loss. Both figures remain structurally sound.
Shipping
Carefully packed and dispatched from Surrey.
Free UK delivery.
