Nana HN1766, Royal Doulton Figurine retired The pose is at once

The pose is at once composed and lively — a balance Harradine achieved with a consistency few of his contemporaries could match

character jugs

at a time when the figurine range was still finding its vocabulary and Harradine was already setting its standard

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capturing the naturalistic pose with a sensitivity to form and proportion that elevates this well beyond decorative ware

Nana HN1766, Royal Doulton Figurine retired The pose is at onceNana (HN1766) was designed by Leslie Harradine and issued by Royal Doulton from 1936 to 1949, standing 4. 75 inches tall as part of the Child Classics series. The piece presents a small girl in a pretty pink dress with a frilled front, her hair in ringlets beneath a blue hat set at a delightfully jaunty angle, an open fan held in her hand dressed up and entirely pleased with herself, as only a child in good clothes can be. Harradine's child studies