Vintage Florence Ceramic Laura Figurine

Florence Ceramics also known as Florence of California was based in Pasadena California. In 1940 the founder and artist Florence Ward lost her son Jack to a fatal blood disease. To cope with her loss she joined a hobby class at Franklin School for pottery and began to produce semi-porcelain figurines in her garage.

Florence researched costumes and historical periods, works of art and turned her hobby into a very profitable company. 

After her husbands death in 1964 Clifford the company was sold to Scripto. 

The figurine is marked Laura.

7 1/2 inches in height