Featured interesting studio pottery figure, help with mark

hey folks

i was quite impressed with this monk figurine (6.5 inches)

does anyone recognize the studio potter mark, is it an R ?

any help or comments appreciated, thanks

 

He looks like a Franciscan friar. It is as if he was made after a real person, amazing.
Other than that I can't help, sorry.

 

Doesn't he look as if we ought to know him...from somewhere.

 

thanks aj, yeah i get that feeling as well, the face is more like a art sculpture

 

i get an old anakin skywalker, mixed with churchill !!

 

get stuck in there my son, and why not

 

I was thinking Friar Tuck as well . Doesn't quite have the hair, but maybe a later rendition.

I like the fact that the face is realistic, but yet not so well rendered like a factory piece.

Nice one, Chesaroo!

 

thanks buddy, never really been a fan of studio pottery, but have been looking into it recently for things to look out for, really like the janet leach stuff

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/625388151/janet-leach-studio-pottery-vase-fine-art

 

Awhile back I had two figures that remind me of yours. They were pottery men (I think monk like) with brown glazed robes and unglazed faces, sort of mud-men like. Anyway, as nearly as I can remember, I decided mine were Italian. I no longer have them or even photos of them and it's been long enough that I don't have a clue how I decided that but thought it might be a direction for you to look.

 

thanks s i s, will look into that, its not going to be an obvious one me thinks

 

might it help to nail down, the fact that hes got stockings and suspenders on underneath ? the saucy old s*d

 

Oh wait, I did find a couple terrible photos and now I know how I got Italian LOL! You'll note it says "Italy" faintly on the inside of the base. I think I found some similar ones online somewhere too.

 

Thanks s I s, there are similarities, I wouldn't rule it out

 

The Italian monks were mass produced in the 50s-70s. Maybe later too. They always had a comical note.
This one looks more like a one-off. It is much nicer than the italian ones imo.

 

He looks a lot like the Chinese Mud men.

I see "JR" not just "R"

Made me think of Father Junipero Serra - are you by chance in Calif.?
https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=father+junipero+serra&FORM=HDRSC2

 

do reckon the mark is stamped, or would it be done by hand as well ?

could it be 2 S's, one foreward one backward

 

i wish cc, nah rainy old devon in uk !!

i tried searching JR as well, no luck