AN EARLY ROYAL DOULTON PORCELAIN FIGURE OF THE 'PROPOSAL LADY', introduced in 1925, designed by L. Harradine, the coy female figure seated on a wooden bench, wearing a white dress with black checked decoration and a bonnet, her left hand raised to her cheek, a fan at her feet, on a black oval base, 14.5cm high, model no. HN716, printed factory mark in green, inscribed 'Proposal Lady HN716 Potted by Doulton & Co.' in black script