Royal Doulton Figurine Fat Boy HN2096 Character Male (HN3017) was designed by

Male (HN3017) was designed by Robert Tabbenor and produced by Royal Doulton from 1984 to 2007

the bearing of a man whose reputation was built on the sea and on the field

unmediated hand of one artist from first to last

The production window closed in 1991 after just four years

All original factory finish preserved with clear backstamp showing HN2671 marking consistent with production spanning two decades

Royal Doulton Figurine Fat Boy HN2096 Character Male (HN3017) was designed byThe Fat Boy (HN2096) was designed by Leslie Harradine and issued by Royal Doulton from 1952 to 1967, standing 7. 25 inches tall as part of the Dickens series, Style Three. Harradine modelled the character in earthenware rather than bone china a deliberate choice that gives the Dickens figures a robustness and warmth entirely suited to their subject matter with Joe rendered in a blue shirt, cream trousers and yellow scarf, his posture and expression