Name/Title
2002 - Rare Queen's "Trooping the Colour" Coalport handcrafted statue of Her Majesty queen Elizabeth II - Colonel in Chief of The Canadian Grenadier Guards riding 'Burmese' a Canadian RCMP HorseDescription
Part of the Lieutenant Michael A. Hayes-Rivet (MHR) Trust Collection *** FOR ARCHIVE PURPOSES ONLY - ARTIFACT NOT PART OF MUSEUM COLLECTION ***
2002 - Rare Queen's "Trooping the Colour" Coalport handcrafted statue of Her Majesty queen Elizabeth II - Colonel in Chief of The Canadian Grenadier Guards riding 'Burmese' a Canadian RCMP Horse. (No 280 of 450)
Limited Edition 2002 Coalport fine bone china figurine of Queen Elizabeth II at the ceremony of Trooping the Colour riding Burmese. Superb bone china figurine being a strictly limited-edition No. 280 of just 450 produced worldwide by the renowned British Coalport Porcelain Company (Established 1750) to commemorate Queen Elizabeth’s 2002 Golden Jubilee.
This substantial figurine which measures (with wooden plinth) approx. 32cm high x 30cm wide was modelled by Coalport’s master sculptor Timothy Potts who is also famous for his work with Bently Auto. It is a real work of art as would be expected from Coalport. Queen Elizabeth II is depicted in her uniform of Colonel-in-Chief of the Grenadier Guards, identified by the white hackle (plume) she is wearing in her hat. Each of the five regiments of Foot Guards wears a different colour hackle, except for the Scots Guards who do not wear a hackle. This figurine of Queen Elizabeth II shows her riding her beloved black mare ‘Burmese‘ (born 1962), a gift to Her Majesty by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The Queen rode Burmese side-saddle at each ceremony of The Trooping of the Colour for eighteen consecutive years from 1969 to 1986, with this figurine being based on the 1983 Trooping of the Colour when the colours of the Grenadier Guards were trooped, hence the Queen’s Grenadier Guards uniform and the white hackle. Burmese was last ridden by the Queen at a Trooping of the Colour in 1986, after which she was retired to pasture in Windsor Palace Park. Burmese died in 1990. The highest quality of this fine bone china figurine, the brilliant paintwork and extremely fine detailed sculpting of both of Queen and her horse Burmese, make this a true work of art. This strictly limited-edition No. 280 of just 450 figurines produced, comes with Coalport's signed Certificate of Authenticity. The figurine sits on a custom made bone china felt fitted base, with a plaque attached reading " Trooping the Colour Issued in celebration of Her Majesty's Golden Jubilee 1952-2002 ".When originally retailed in 2002, this limited edition Coalport figurine was priced at 750 British pounds ( then $1150 ).With only 450 figurines produced worldwide back in 2002, this is a very scarce item, particularly in mint as new condition. The figurine is in 100% mint original condition.
ABOUT THE COMPANY - COALPORT PORCELAIN
Coalport, Shropshire, England was a center of porcelain and pottery production between about 1795 and 1820. The Coalport porcelain manufactory, the first porcelain factory in the Ironbridge Gorge, England, was founded by the practical and enterprising John Rose in 1795 of which the company is still in existance today and its limited collection command thousands of GBPs at auction.
ABOUT THE SCULPTOR - TIMOTHY POTTS
Tim's career as a designer and sculptor has led him to work with many clients including Coalport and Bentley, where he worked as a member of the modelling team in the Styling studio. Here he was able to combine his love of automotive design with sculpture. The wonderful opportunity to redesign the Flying B emblem was the highlight of Tim's association with Bentley and has led to the production of several Bentley-inspired bronze sculptures, the first of which was a cast of the over-scale maquette for the Flying B, created as part of the design process. This piece, 'The Flying B Maquette', can be seen in the 'Living room' at the Bentley factory.Created By
Lieutenant Michael Hayes-Rivet, retired.Create Date
December 17, 2025Updated By
Lieutenant Michael Hayes-Rivet, retired.Update Date
June 22, 2026
