A small Parian bust of Robert Burns by Robinson and Leadbeater

A small Parian bust of the Scottish poet, Robert Burns, by Robinson and Leadbeater with an integral square socle.  This is one of a large series of small busts of famous people produced by the Stoke on Trent firm of Robinson and Leadbeater, who specialised in Parian wares, during the last quarter of the Nineteenth Century.  Some of the busts were made in larger and occasionally smaller sizes.

Marked R&L on reverse. This bust is illustrated on page 235 of The Parian Phenomenon, fig 772. 

Height 20.5cm (8”)

Condition

This bust is in excellent condition.