A Rare and fine Late 20th Century English Studio Pottery Porcelain Figurine Group, "The Mikado", together with it's original octagonal platform base, designed, modelled and decorated by renowned Studio Potter Reginald Johnson., { 1909 - 1993 }. This lovely trio of Late 20th Century porcelain figurines, offered here together with their original octagonal porcelain platform base, and depicting characters from Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera, "The Mikado", bears all of the hallmarks of Reg Johnson's multi-faceted talent, not only as designer, but also as potter and painter. Superbly modelled, beautifully decorated, and fired in his own studio, the group offers the perfect introduction to the works of this talented Staffordshire artist, examples of whose work may now be viewed at The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery. The underside of each figurine fully signed in black script, viz. :- {1} :- THE MIKADO by Reg Johnson ~ {2} :- YUM-YUM by Reg Johnson ~ {3} :- NANKI-POO by Reg Johnson ~ The platform base signed ~ MIKADO By Studio Potter Reg Johnson
Sizes ~ The Mikardo ~ Height ~ 12.10 cm. / 4.75 inches ~ Width ~ 7.00 cm. / 2.75 inches ~ Depth ~ 5.00 cm. / 2.00 inches ~ Yum-Yum ~ Height ~ 10.80 cm. / 4.25 inches ~ Width ~ 5.00 cm. / 2.00 inches ~ Depth ~ 4.40 cm. / 1.75 inches ~ Nanki-Poo ~ Height ~ 8.20 cm. / 3.25 inches ~ Width ~ 7.00 cm. / 2.75 inches ~ Depth ~ 5.00 cm. / 2.00 inches ~ Platform Base ~ Height ~ 2.50 cm. / 1.00 inch ~ Width ~ 15.50 cm. / 6.12 inches ~ Depth ~ 12.50 cm. / 4.85 inches ~ Year ~ Circa 1985.
