Fabulous Royal Doulton HN615 Flambe 16\" Large Rhinoceros by Leslie Harradine

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Fabulous Royal Doulton HN615 Flambe 16\" Large Rhinoceros by Leslie Harradine:
$1088.98

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Here for your consideration is a beautiful, 20th century, Royal Doulton, HN615, flambé figure of a large 16\" Javan rhinoceros, lying down the docile creature here at rest, calmly surveying her surroundings, model number 615, designed by Leslie Harradine,manufactured byRoyal Doulton, England.

At sixteen inches in length, this gives you some idea of the impressive size of this majestic largeflambé rhinoceros.The flambé colouring in this delightful large rhino is superb, reallystrong vibrantcolouring, absolutely exquisite. I really don\'t believe my photos are doing this magnificent rhino true justice because they\'re picking up white light reflections.

The colours and the way they\'ve been mixedare just sublime.The basehas all the black script;Royal Doultondistinct markings guaranteed 100% genuine.

Condition: no chips, cracks, scratches or damage. It does have some age related base wear, commensurate with age, but nothing unusual.Just avery nice, rare, large piece ofRoyal Doulton flambé ware.

What is interesting is HN615 is listed as being designed by Leslie Harradine, issued in 1973 and ceased in 1996 yet Leslie Harradine had retired from Royal Doulton by the late 1950s and died in 1965.

Leslie Harradine ...

Leslie Harradine joined the Doulton Lambeth studio as an apprentice in 1902 working under George Tinworth while studying part-time at the Camberwell School of Arts. He went on to qualify and work in the Royal Doulton design department. His main interest lay in clay sculpture and the design of free-standing figures and he produced several prototypes which came to the attention of Charles Noke Royal Doulton\'s art director.

Despite his interest in figure modelling, and his apparent skill in that area, Leslie Harradine was required to design vases for the Lambeth Art Studios something he was not happy doing. His ambition was to set up his own small modelling studio where he could do the work he loved. In 1912 Leslie Harradine left Royal Doulton and emigrated toCanada with his brother where they purchased a farm.

In 1916 the two brothers joined the army and leftCanada to fight the great war in France. After only a short while Leslie Harradine was injured and spent time in ahospital back in England.Leslie Harradine had not been back in England for long when CharlesNoke offered him a job as a figure designer at the Burslemworks but he refused. Leslie had grown to like his independence and wanted to work only for himself. He did, however, eventually agree to send Charles Noke some samples of his models on a freelance basis and so, in 1920, the first of his Royal Doulton figures, HN 395, \'Contentment\' was released.

Leslie Harradine provided a regular supply of figures to Royal Doulton for almost forty years but always on a truly freelance basis, Leslie Harradine was the one to decide what he would model, and when, and he would send these, maybe up to three at a time, on a monthly basis to the Burslem works. It is said that the other designers and painters would all gather round eagerly when his monthly shipment was unpacked to see what he had \"come up with this time\".

Many hugely popular models flowed from his small home studio. His new creations were shipped to the potteriesuntil the late 1950s when he eventually informed Royal Doultonof his intention to retire.In 1961 he moved to Spainwhere he lived and modelled local peasants in terra cotta (just for pleasure) until his death in 1965.The rest is history.Leslie Harradine is, without doubt, the most iconic artist ever to have worked for Royal Doulton, his pieces are collected, revered and admired the world over !!

Rhinoceros ...

Rhinoceros comes from the Greek rhinokeros which means \'nose-horned\', and is often abbreviated to rhino. Two species are native to Africaand three to Southern Asia.

Members of the rhinoceros family are able to reach or exceed one tonnein weight. They have a herbivorous diet, small brains for their size, one or two horns, and a thick (1.5–5cm) protective skin formed from layers of collagenpositioned in a latticestructure. They generally eat leafy material, although their ability to ferment food in their hindgutallows them to subsist on more fibrous plant matter when necessary. The two African species of rhinoceros lack teeth at the front of their mouths, relying instead on their lips to pluck food.

Both African species and theSumatran rhinoceroshave two horns, while the Indian andJavanrhinoceroshave a single horn. TheIUCN Red List identifies theBlack, Javan, andSumatranrhinoceros ascritically endangered.

Dimensions ...

Height: 9.5 inches or 24.1 cm

Length: 16 inches or 40.5 cm

Depth: 6.5 inches or 16.5 cm

Weight: 4lb 9 oz or 2 kg

Royal Doultonis today regarded as one of the most influential ceramic manufacturer\'s of the 20th Century andtheir work is collected valued and admired the world over. Whoever purchases this truly beautiful, rare piece ofRoyal Doultonporcelain will not bedisappointed because this large rhino isjust so striking.

This highly sought-afterflambé HN615 rhino would make a superb gift and solid future investment.The rhino will be carefully packaged and postedrecorded, special delivery with insurance.Please note, all my international postal charges are only estimates and will be confirmed and altered up or down when I know the destination of where items are being sent.

Please also note I only charge actual costs of postage and packaging with insurance, no more.

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Fabulous Royal Doulton HN615 Flambe 16\" Large Rhinoceros by Leslie Harradine:
$1088.98