Pair of Kevin Francis Ceramic Face Pots
Kevin Francis. Pair of miniature lidded Face Pots in glazed ceramic, depicting authors William Shakespeare and Charles Dickens. The Shakespeare figure features a bald crown with brown hair and a goatee, wearing a green jacket. The interior is inscribed Shakespeare and To be or not to be?. The base features a gold-tone backstamp for the Kevin Francis Charter Guild, dated 2001, with the handwritten number 35. The Charles Dickens figure is depicted with brown hair and a beard, wearing an orange jacket while holding a book and quill pen. The interior is inscribed Charles Dickens and I will live in the past, the present, and the future!. The base features a gold-tone backstamp marked PROTOTYPE COLOUR TRIAL NOT TO BE SOLD, with the handwritten letters PA. Both pieces consist of a base and a removable lid forming the upper portion of the head.
Dimensions: 2.5"W x 2.5"H
Condition: Good.
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Kevin Francis. Pair of miniature lidded Face Pots in glazed ceramic, depicting authors William Shakespeare and Charles Dickens. The Shakespeare figure features a bald crown with brown hair and a goatee, wearing a green jacket. The interior is inscribed Shakespeare and To be or not to be?. The base features a gold-tone backstamp for the Kevin Francis Charter Guild, dated 2001, with the handwritten number 35. The Charles Dickens figure is depicted with brown hair and a beard, wearing an orange jacket while holding a book and quill pen. The interior is inscribed Charles Dickens and I will live in the past, the present, and the future!. The base features a gold-tone backstamp marked PROTOTYPE COLOUR TRIAL NOT TO BE SOLD, with the handwritten letters PA. Both pieces consist of a base and a removable lid forming the upper portion of the head.
Dimensions: 2.5"W x 2.5"H
Condition: Good.