A fine vintage example of the work of Welsh Studio Potter, Basil Matthews, { 1913 - 1985 }, whose delightful models of horses have today become increasingly difficult to acquire. This talented self-taught artist opened his own studio in the late 1940's, and, starting with horses, went on to produce models of all kinds of animals, receiving an endorsement from H.M. Queen Mary for his work. Avoiding mass production, he instead concentrated on limited edition pieces, usually producing no more than about a hundred of each model. An internationally acclaimed designer and figurine artist, Basil Matthews was, until his death in 1985, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Member of the Society of Industrial Artists and Designers, and Fellow of the Society of Design Craftsmen. Signed on the base in underglaze black, BASIL MATTHEWS.8. the base also retaining it's original paper label.
Height ~ 7.00 cm. / 2.75 inches ~ Width ~ 10.80 cm. / 4.25 inches ~ Depth ~ 6.30 cm. / 2.50 inches ~ Year ~ Circa 1950.
