M51 'Buster Boy'
Glaze |
Decoration |
Artist |
Date |
| (k) Pearl barley | Hand painted | Phoebe Stabler | (Diamond) 1934 |
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BASE MARKS:
PHOEBE STABLER = designer's mark, M51 = Model number, k = Pearl barley glaze, Diamond = 1934
The M51 - 'Buster Boy' figure was designed by Phoebe Stabler. The figure stands approximately 7 inches (17.8cm) tall.
The piece is a press moulded figure of a young boy seated on an oval base. The figure stands approximately 7 inches (17.8cm) tall and was produced in a number of colourways.
Buster Boy was also produced for Poole Pottery under the Carter, Stabler and Adams mark and also for the Hammersmith Pottery, which was set up by Phoebe Stabler and her husband Harold Stabler. This figure is often paired with the M49 - Buster Girl figure.
Pictures courtesy of Peter Conway
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