Darbyshire 1950t figurine of aboriginal youth with dingo and lizard

Description

Darbyshire Pottery
Western Australia circa 1950. This is a rare slip cast
ceramic figure of an Aboriginal youth in colors of ebony brown, indian red, sea green, and ginger. The standing figure is  cradling a lizard while a dingo dog is standing on its hind legs with its paws resting on the youth .
The moulded mark on the base reads Darbyshire Pottery, a swan monogram, and boomerang. Initials DW painted in gold.
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Height 15 cm. / 5 7/8 in.
Jean and Bill Darbyshire established the Darbyshire Pottery in Perth, Western Australia in 1946.
The business flourished and in 1952 they moved to a purpose built factory in Odin Rd Innaloo. At its peak the factory employed sixty-four staff.
The factory produced two lines of pottery.  One was very decorative and included vases and sculptural items such as the popular series of Aboriginal figures.
Several talented artists were employed. Russian sculptor Schura Berusowski and Italian Bruno Guigliarelli were also involved in modelling the figures, including the sought after Aboriginal figures.
Reference: A large portion of this information comes from Melissa Harpley's essay 'Darbyshire ceramics', in
Australiana
, February 2005.