A Eugenio Pattarino pottery figure of a shepherd, modelled standing wearing a yellow hat, brown waistcoat and mustard breeches, a turquoise glazed cloak hung over his shoulder, holding a pipe in his two hands, with recumbent sheep at his feet, painted signature to back of cloak (rubbed), height approx 63cm (some faults). Note: the sculptor and ceramist Eugenio Pattarino was born in Florence in 1885, where he attended the Academy of Fine Arts as a student of Giovanni Fattori. His studio was located close to the famous Ponte Vecchio bridge, where he worked until he retired in 1966. His son Ranieri continued to run the business after his father's death in 1971.