Duchess with flowers by Beatrice Potter

So I found this on a shelf in a thrift store for 250 dollars. Wondering if it's worth picking up. Is someone going to actually buy the thing or am I gonna be stuck with it forever? I don't see any recent sales for that particular one, the rarest and most expensive.

As you can see, I'm torn on what to do. It's minty, appears to have all the proper markings.

 

Welcome, CeramicC! Are you having trouble posting pictures of the item you are asking about?

 

Looks like you need to know the back stamp to determine if it really is the rarest.

 

Not OP's, but this is the Beswick figurine:

 

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Beatrix, not Beatrice.

Would definitely need to see the backstamp and the item itself. Many of the figurines were released several times, you'd need to know which version that one is. Though I have a few of the figurines, I'm definitely no expert and don't know anything about your particular piece but there are collector's websites out there.

EDIT: Does it have the backstamp BP-1a or BP-2? Apparently, the Duchess with Flowers 1a is rarest.
https://beatrix-potter-figurines.com/beswick-beatrix-potter-figurines/beswick-duchess/

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2259679844...U9ENakvfCdjm5dPYdNIPOUtzk=|tkp:Bk9SR_ywjbK6Yw

Went unsold but you will likely make your money back & then some.

They made two models of Duchess. One with the flowers & the other with a pie. Obviously, the one with the flowers is more desirable.

I have a friend who has every piece in this line except this one but she would have never paid what they were asking in that listing. She would have broken her neck diving on it for $250.00 though.

 

Gimme your friends number. Lol

 

You can sign up at this site, AValuer. It's free, but you can't see sold prices unless you're signed up and signed in.
It brought up 16 hits for Beswick Beatrix Potter duchess with flowers.
https://avaluer.net/

I don't have the gumption to sort through them all right now.

 

If you decide to list it for sale send me a private message to where it is listed.