1980s Royal Doulton Flambe Egg & Stand Limited Edition No. 3098/3500 Original Box & Tag

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Royal Doulton Flambé Egg and stand, limited edition No. 3098 of a worldwide edition of 3,500, issued c. 1980. The … Read more Royal Doulton Flambé Egg and stand, limited edition No. 3098 of a worldwide edition of 3,500, issued c. 1980. The egg's deep rouge flambé glaze breaks into blue-black veining; the scalloped stand carries gilt accents. Gold Royal Doulton backstamp with FLAMBÉ beneath; the edition number is hand-painted inside the stand. Egg measures 4 in. high x 3 in. wide; 6 in. high overall on the stand. Complete with its original silk-lined presentation box (7.5 x 5.25 x 3 in.) and hang tag.

About flambé: rouge flambé was the lost glaze of the Chinese master potters — a copper-red fired until it runs like blood and smoke, so temperamental that its secret died with them. Royal Doulton spent three years of experimentation rediscovering the process, unveiling it in time for the St. Louis Exhibition of 1904, where it received numerous awards. Because the firing can never be fully controlled, the red veining falls differently on every piece — no two flambé eggs are alike.

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