We all know that an artist’s original model can change dramatically during the pre-production and even sometimes post production phase.

A chance sighting of this early version of Peggy Davies’ lady Denise reminded me of this! Here you can see an early prototype where there has been an attempt to create a lace effect over the skirt and also around the top of the dress. It makes quite a startling change to the figure and you can see why cost would have prohibited production of this elaborate model.

A typical version of Denise HN2477 from the Vanity Fair series introduced in the 1980’s.

Many thanks to Jonathan at the Potteries Specialist Auctions for use of the photograph from their upcoming sale on 15th November.