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Courtenay Knights are
mostly to a scale of of 50mm. Richard Courtenay first
designed model knights for Ernest
Doran . Leaving that company in the late 1920's he went on to produce
knights in his own name until his death in 1963 . , Their design and
meticulous painting is only matched by a few modern painters. It is not
surprising that these Heraldic Models are now most sort after and when
found are expensive. Depending on their rarity standing figures may start
at £200 + and mounted £ 300 + ,I recently heard of a very rare model
exceeding £5000.
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M2 model's in the Arms of Eton
College & William Erle of Salisbury
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| A small selection of standing
knights from left to right Courtenays
left to right, Louis Marshal de Sancerre, Black Prince,Sir John of
Hainault, King Richard 1 and Guy Sieur de Rochefort. |
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| The few photographs here cannot do justice to this
great model knight designer and Heraldic artist. |
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A detailed history has been compiled by Peter
Greenhill in his excellent book "Heraldic Miniature Knights"
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