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Some of the Snowman figurines and Snowman China made by Royal Doulton are highly collectable. I’ve just spotted the very rare Salt & Pepper shakers on eBay - one has the Lady Snowman on and the other has the gentleman Snowman. Quite simple in design but beautifully decorated this set can fetch considerable amounts.

The Snowman figurine collection by Royal Doulton was started in the mid 1980s with James, item DS1. He was designed by Doulton designer Harry Sales, modelled by David Lyttleton and in production from c1985 to c1993. He was accompanied by his friend The Snowman, model DS2, who then was transformed into a variety of characters including the Highland Snowman DS7, the Drummer Snowman DS15 and the Snowman Skiing DS21!

While many collectors like to have the full set of the Snowman figurines, especially the first version ones, some are often keen to include some of the china pieces such as the Salt & Pepper shakers.

I feel it’s always best to collect what you love rather than what you feel you should, it always makes collecting much more fun. So whatever your collecting choice, be it the Snowman figurines, the Snowman china or both(!) the decoration of all may be simple but the quality is just what you’d expect from Doulton.

Waterford Wedgwood’s financial troubles have been ongoing for some time now, but according to reports this week things have now taken a turn for the worse, with 300 jobs to go from the company’s factories in Germany.

It turns out that the redundancies are part of a restructuring plan for German ceramics company Rosenthal - I hadn’t realised until now that Rosenthal were owned by Waterford Wedgwood.

As its name suggests, Waterford Wedgwood incorporates Waterford Crystal, Wedgwood (which itself includes Coalport and Masons) and also Royal Doulton - as well as Rosenthal. The company recently reported funding and supply chain problems that prevented it meeting Christmas seasonal demand - a bitter blow at one of the most important times of the year.