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Vintage Martin Boyd Pottery Pin or Trinket Plate | Hand-Painted with Scene Depicting a Man on a Penny-farthing at Night | Highly Collectible
This highly collectible, signed, Martin Boyd Pottery pin or trinket plate is handpainted with a quirky night-time scene that depicts a top-hatted man riding a penny-farthing bicycle.
Most likely dating to the 1950s, this is an excellent example of Australian post-war domestic ceramics.
It is in excellent vintage condition showing moderate age-related crazing (most visible to the underside) but otherwise has no chips, cracks, or repairs.
The plate has a diameter of 10.3 cm (~4") and stands about 2 cm (~0.8") high.
Please carefully examine all images before making a purchase decision.
ABOUT MARTIN BOYD POTTERY Martin Boyd Pottery was a Sydney-based commercial pottery set up by Guy Boyd with partners Norma and Leonard Flegg in 1946.
Guy was training as a sculptor at the East Sydney Technical College after the war and needed an interim source of income. Initially, the business operated under the name Guy Boyd Pottery but was renamed Martin Boyd Pottery when the business was registered in 1948.
When Boyd returned to Melbourne in 1951, Leonard,s brother Ronald bought out his share and the Fleggs continued to operate the pottery as a successful venture until overseas imports put it out of business in 1963.
Various artists and decorators worked at the pottery, producing a wide range of hand-decorated plates, bowls, and other wares, some of which are now highly collectible.
SUMMARY: ** MAKER: Martin Boyd Pottery ** DATE MADE: Most likely 1950s ** MATERIALS: Porcelain ** CONDITION: In excellent vintage condition showing moderate age-related crazing (most visible to the underside) but otherwise has no chips, cracks, or repairs. ** DIMENSIONS: The plate has a diameter of 10.3 cm (~4") and stands about 2 cm (~0.8") high ** WEIGHT: 107 g ** SHIPPING WEIGHT: 500 g
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