This is an interesting Scottish figurine or little handmade sculpture.
It was made at Coll Pottery which was based on the Isle of Lewis in the late 1960s / early 1970s.
These early pieces of vintage Coll studio pottery made on the Scottish Islands are now highly collectable.
These quirky figurines depicting local life and customs were made by Marjory Maclellan, who made a variety of stylized clay figures to capture the heritage of life on the islands which was gradually dying out.
This one is signed MML on the reverse,of the figure (as photographed).
The lady peat gatherer is a free-standing one and seems to be a hand modelled clay pottery example made by Ms Maclellan herself (and as mentioned signed with her monogram). Later ones seem to have been taken from moulds. Hence the price assigned to this one.
My peat gatherer wears a dark chocolate brown long dress with a lighter brown apron. The figurine has a mustard coloured belt or sash around her waist, a dark green tunic, and a black headscarf.
The figurine comes complete with her original pieces of dried-up peat in her basket or creel carried on her back (these are often missing). The basket is made from ceramic - the rope is textile.
The height is 8 inches. The diameter of the base is 3 ¾ inches. Unpacked it is nearly 600 grams.
In very good condition with no damages.
UK Postage will be £4.95 with Royal Mail Tracked. This will be applied to your order at the checkout stage of your order.