#basil matthews

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Bovine figure of the day: Basil Matthews Bison

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fox with horn - Basil Matthews Studios - 1960's

"Basil Matthews was born in Wales.

When he was a young man this talented self-taught artist had perfected a new ceramic process. He opened his own studio in the late 1940's. He started with horses and from there did all kinds of animals. He received an endorsement from Queen Mary for his work.

He never did mass production instead concentrating on limited pieces of no more than about a hundred. An internationally acclaimed designer and figurine artist, Basil Matthews was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Member of the Society of Industrial Artists and Designers, and Fellow of the Society of Design Craftsmen. Sadly, he passed away in 1985." - Paula Ainsworth

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fox with long horn - Basil Matthews Studios - 1960's

"Basil Matthews was born in Wales.

When he was a young man this talented self-taught artist had perfected a new ceramic process. He opened his own studio in the late 1940's. He started with horses and from there did all kinds of animals. He received an endorsement from Queen Mary for his work.

He never did mass production instead concentrating on limited pieces of no more than about a hundred. An internationally acclaimed designer and figurine artist, Basil Matthews was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Member of the Society of Industrial Artists and Designers, and Fellow of the Society of Design Craftsmen. Sadly, he passed away in 1985." - Paula Ainsworth