Royal Doulton | Autumn Breezes | HN1911 | Bone China Figure | 1939–1976

Royal Doulton | Autumn Breezes | HN1911 | Bone China Figure | 1939–1976

A figure that captures the precise moment when a gust of wind arrives uninvited is a more difficult technical problem than it appears — and Royal Doulton solved it here with considerable assurance.

Autumn Breezes HN1911 was introduced in 1939 and remained in production until 1976. The model was produced in several colourways across its production life, each assigned a separate HN number. This example is finished in a striking red colourway, its full skirt painted in flowing shades of crimson and coral. The colour follows the movement of Harradine’s modelling, giving the figure a particularly vivid presence. The figure was modelled by Leslie Harradine, one of the most gifted and prolific of the Royal Doulton figure modellers, whose work across the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s defined the aesthetic of the HN series at its most accomplished. The figure bears the registered design number Rd No 835666, associated with the design’s 1939 registration. This identifies the registered design but does not establish the manufacturing date of this individual example.

The figure depicts a standing young woman caught in a gust of wind, her full red skirt swept into broad, flowing folds. She wears a wide-brimmed bonnet in pale green-grey tones, with a blue ribbon tied at the neck and a white bodice above the sweeping skirt. One arm is raised behind her head, while the lowered hand holds a white muff at her side. The composition conveys the movement of the wind through the turn of her body and the billowing fabric.

There are no chips, cracks, crazing or restoration. The figure is in mint condition throughout, with all painted decoration and glaze fully intact.

Key Details

• Maker: Royal Doulton
• Figure Name: Autumn Breezes
• HN Number: HN1911
• Modeller: Leslie Harradine
• Registered Number: Rd No 835666
• Material: Bone china
• Production Period: 1939–1976
• Condition: Mint

Other ‘Autumn Breezes’ figures from the shop: HN1934.

Leslie Harradine gave this figure a sense of movement so immediate that even the stillness of porcelain seems briefly unsettled by the wind.