The Royal Worcester Alice in Wonderland Candle Snuffers by Freda Doughty

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Freda Doughty Royal Worcester candle snuffers from The Alice in Wonderland Series. This lovely set sold for £1,000 at Stroud Auctions, May 2015.

The Royal Worcester Alice in Wonderland Candle Snuffers series were by sculpted by Freda Doughty (1895-1972). The series was introduced in 1957 and was discontinued in 1959.

The series pre-dates the fine Beswick Alice in Wonderland figurine set designed by Graham Tongue.

There were seven models in the series:

Alice in Wonderland 3608
Alice has blonde hair, wears a pale blue dress, with a white apron with pink roses and a pink trim.

Cheshire Cat 3609
Definitely not a Disney version of the Cheshire Cat but he does a have a very mischievous grim.
Most versions we have seen are grey, but there are also lighter grey/white variations.

Mock Turtle 3610
Th Mock Turtle has a green back shell, white underside and brown head and fins.

White Rabbit 3611
The White Rabbit sports a red jacket, green waistcoat and black bow tie.

The Duchess 3612
One of the less famous characters and the antagonist of The Queen of Hearts, she wears a purple robe with yellow trims, over a yellow dress. She is much less ugly than Carroll described her.

Dodo 3613
The Dodo can be seen with a brown back and there is also a paler brown back version.

Old Father William 3614
Another more obscure character from the book, Old Father William features in a poem.

Figures say Modelled by F.G. Doughty