{"product_id":"second-world-war-bovey-pottery-home-guard-1943","title":"Second World War Bovey Pottery Home Guard, 1943","description":"\u003cp\u003eHeight: 19cm (7.5in)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnglazed utility ware porcelain. Standing caricature figure of a member of the Home Guard modelled in tin hat with walrus moustache and hands in BD pockets. Marked ‘Made in England’ and ‘Bovey Pottery \/ Devon’ to the bottom of the right foot and ‘Copyright’ to the underside of the left.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Our Gang’, in which Churchill headed a cast of characters, was a series of ceramic figures created by the Bovey Pottery, Devon. The figures were the result of a collaboration between sculptor Gwynneth Cobden Holt (1909-1995) and architect and historian Fenton Wyness (1903-1974) who became a consultant for the Bovey Pottery in 1940.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cast of characters eventually extended to seventeen figures, representing the Allied war effort and comprised the big three, Churchill - ‘The Boss’, Roosevelt and Stalin, together with other characters representing various aspects of the Allied war effort in the characters of Aussie, Nurse, Warden, Land Girl, Fireman, WAAF, New Zealander, Tommy, Highlander, Sergeant, Airman, Captain and Sailor. The master figures were made by sculptor Gwynneth Cobden Holt (1909-1995) (best known for her work in Essex churches and as the wife of the artist Thomas Huxley-Jones) from designs by the architect and historian Fenton Wyness (1903-1974) who became a consultant for Bovey Pottery, Devon in 1940.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Armoury St James","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57648973447541,"sku":null,"price":1100.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/7008\/3014\/files\/L1710527.jpg?v=1791839734","url":"https:\/\/armoury.co.uk\/products\/second-world-war-bovey-pottery-home-guard-1943","provider":"The Armoury St James's","version":"1.0","type":"link"}