FAMILY OF FOUR PORCELAIN DUCKS DESIGN ATTRIBUTED TO HAROLD PETER BIRCH (1931-2016) ZIMBABWE VINTAGE 1990S - HAND PAINTED (HAVE A LOOK)

A FAMILY OF FOUR PORCELAIN DUCKS.

EACH IS HAND PAINTED (HAVE A CLOSER LOOK) IN VIBRANT COLOURS WITH A GOLD GILD OVERGLAZE.

DESIGN (SHAPE AND DECORATION STYLE) ATTRIBUTED BY PREVIOUS OWNERS AND AUCTION HOUSE TO HAROLD PETER BIRCH (ENGLISH ZIMBABWE 1931-2016) AND HIS WIFE JOYCE BIRCH (1938-2013).

HE OPENED AN ART SCHOOL IN ZIMBABWE WERE HE INSPIRED MANY AN ARTIST WITH HIS KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE.

THE DUCKS ARE MARKED ON UNDERSIDE WITH I2 (TWO MEDIUM SIZE DUCKS) AND M2 (TWO SMALL DUCKS). THERE IS ALSO A HANDWRITTEN Z ON THE INSIDE OF THE TWO SMALLER DUCKS.
 
HAROLD PETER BIRCH (1931-2016): A reknowned artist who was for over two generations the foremost developer of artistic talent in Zimbabwe. Along with Dulce Wesseik, he established an art school in then Salisbury's (now Harare). Here, at what was to double as his home, he enthusiastically gave classes to toddlers right through to elderly amateurs. He was known to be technically strong on colour, composition and figures. He was a prolific artist in his own right - his paintings are highly sought after in South Africa, England, Australia and New Zealand.
 
Size: MEDIUM 11CM LONG 6CM WIDE 6CM HIGH
SMALL 9CM LONG 4,5CM WIDE 4CM HIGH
 
CONDITION: NO CHIPS. NO CRACKS. SOME CRACKED GLAZING THAT SHOWS A BIT OF AGE. IN VERY GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION.
 
PLEASE ALSO SEE MY OTHER ITEMS LISTED. I HAVE A PAIR OF LARGE PRCELAINDUCKS ALSO ATTRIBUTED TO HAROLD PETER BIRCH ON AUCTION THIS WEEK. ALSO TWO CERAMIC PORCELAIN DUCKS BY ARTIST SAMSON TICKEY OF ZIMBABWE.
 
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