Ellis Ceramics was an Australian pottery set up in 1953 by a Czechoslovakian couple, Dasa and Milda Kratochvil, in the backyard of their home in Abbotsford, Melbourne.
Their work is mainly slip-cast earthenware although they did experiment at one stage with stoneware and also made a small variety of wheel-thrown bowls and plates.
Many pieces are hand decorated or carved, some by art students. This makes each piece individual even when produced from the same mould.
THIS LISTING
Model Horse
Colour Orange/Red, Dark Brown
Production 1960s
Dimensions 21.5cm (8.5") tall, 18cm long, 6cm wide
Condition Excellent, with no wear that we can see.
A wonderful and quite rare ceramic horse figurine, from the company's range of animal figurines from the 1960s. These pieces were produced in a limited range of colours including lime green, mustard yellow and bright orange.
