Vintage 1950's Royal Doulton Pied Piper HN 2102 Porcelain China Figurine FINE!

This vintage Royal Doulton figurine is in excellent pre-owned condition; no chips, cracks, crazing or repairs. Copyright 1952, made by Doulton & Co. This model is titled "The Pied Piper" H.N.2102, has a maker's mark and marked Doulton & Co. Limited. 9"H x 3.25"W x 4"D. Made in England. "The Pied Piper of Hamelin is the title character of a legend from the town of Hamelin (Hameln), Lower Saxony, Germany. The legend dates back to the Middle Ages, the earliest references describing a piper, dressed in multicolored ("pied") clothing, who was a rat catcher hired by the town to lure rats away with his magic pipe. When the citizens refuse to pay for this service as promised, he retaliates by using his instrument's magical power on their children, leading them away as he had the rats. This version of the story spread as folklore and has appeared in the writings of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the Brothers Grimm, and Robert Browning, among others."