Rare Antique 1912 Royal Doulton HN254 Flambe Sung Noke Monkeys (Mother & Baby)

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Rare Antique 1912 Royal Doulton HN254 Flambe Sung Noke Monkeys (Mother & Baby):
$1861.42

Here for your consideration is a beautiful and extremely rare, antique, 1912, Royal Doulton, HN254, flambé sung figurine of monkeys called (mother and baby) model number 52, first introduced in 1912, designed by Leslie Harradine, signed by Charles Noke and manufacturedby Royal Doulton, England.

The flambé/sung colouring in this monkey mother and baby figurine is superb, realstrongvibrantcolouring, absolutely exquisite. I really don\'t believe myphotos are doing these magnificent monkeys, true justice, because they\'re picking up white light reflections.

The colours and the way they\'vebeen mixedare just sublime.The basehasall the black script;Royal Doultondistinct markings, guaranteed 100% genuine.Condition, nochips, cracks, scratches, damage or restoration. The figurine does have some age related base wear, commensurate with age, but nothing unusual.Just avery nice rare piece ofRoyal Doulton flambé/sung ware.

Charles John Noke (1858-1941) ....

An English pottery designer and artist who primarily worked for Royal Doulton.He is noted for producing many different ranges of pottery using differing techniques and was also hugely influential in helping Doulton establish itself as a world leader. After he joined Doulton in 1889 he became the Art Director and was able to affect all aspects of production at the Burslem site and in doing so instigated a revolution in both design and production turning Doulton into the leading art manufacturer of the age.

Noke\'s greatest achievement was the creation of a range of experimental transmutation glazed wares that are at best as good as anything produced atSevres, Copenhagen, Dresdenor even in the Far East. These ranges, the Flambes, Titanian, Sung, Chinese Jade, Chang and Crystalline represent one of the greatest contributions to studio pottery made by a large British manufacturer in the last century.He is also well known for launching the HN figurines (named after Harry Nixon who was in charge of the figure painting department).This naming convention for figurines still endures today.

Leslie Harradine (1887-1965) ....

Leslie Harradine joined theDoulton Lambethstudio as an apprentice in 1902 working underGeorge Tinworthwhile studying part-time at the Camberwell School of Arts. He went on to qualify and work in theRoyal Doultondesign department. His main interest lay in clay sculpture and the design of free standing figures and he producedseveral prototypeswhich came to the attention ofCharles Noke RoyalDoulton\'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 hospital 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 and revered the world over !!

Monkeys ...

Today there are approximately 260known livingspecies. Many monkey species are tree-dwelling, although there are species that live primarily on the ground, such asbaboons.Most species are also active during the day. Monkeys are generallyconsidered to be intelligent, particularly Old World monkeys.There are two major types of monkey:New World monkeysfrom South and Central America andOld World monkeysfrom Africa and Asia. New World monkeys, emerged some 60 million years ago andOld World monkeys some 25 millions years ago.

Some characteristics are shared among the groups, Old World monkeys havecolour visionlike humans, while New World monkeys may be trichromatic, or as owl monkeys monochromatic. Although both the New and Old World monkeys, like the apes, have forward-facing eyes, the faces of Old World and New World monkeys look very different, though again, each group shares some features such as the types of noses, cheeks and rumps.

Monkeys can range in size from the pygmy marmoset, which can be as small as 4.6inches with a 6.8inch tail and just over 100 grams (3.5oz) in weight,to the male mandrill, almost 3.3ft long and weighing up to 36 kilograms (79lb). Diets also differ among the various species but may contain any of the following, fruit, leaves, seeds, nuts, flowers, eggs and small animals (including insects and 3 inches or 7.6 cm

Length: 3.5 inches or 8.9 cm (longest point)

Depth: 2.25 inches or 5.7 cm (deepest point)

Weight: 3.9 oz or 111 grams.

RoyalDoultonis today regarded as one of the most influential ceramicmanufacturer\'s of the 20th Century andtheir work is collected valued andadmired the world over. Whoever purchases this truly beautiful, rare pieceofRoyal Doultonporcelain, will not bedisappointed because this monkey mother and baby figurine isjust sostriking.

This highlysought-afterflambé/sung HN254 monkey figurine would make asuperb gift and solid future investment.The figure willbe carefully packaged and postedrecorded, special delivery withinsurance.Please note, allmy international postal charges are only estimates and will be confirmed andaltered up or down when I know the destination to where items are being sent.

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

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