A rare Thomas Norman Lovatt terracotta pottery bust of the 'Young Pomare', finely modelled with incised moko, wearing a cloak to his shoulders, the top rib standing proud, incised to the base 'No. 10 T.N. Lovatt 1967'. 24.5 cm x 13.5 cm x 17 cm. Note: Pomare II was an important Maori leader, born in the latter part of the 18th century. He lived in the Southern Bay of Islands, in the territory of Ngati Manu, of Nga Puhi. Also known as Whiria, by 1815 he was chief over a village in the Waikare District and was reported by newly arrived missionaries to be graceful, well proportioned, strong and attractive to women. Upon the death of his uncle, Pomare I, he took his name as well as his place as leader of Nga Puhi. Pomare II was involved in trading with European shipping and a supporter of European settlement in the area. He signed the Treaty of Waitangi on 17 February 1840. Further biographical details available. T.N. Lovatt 1896-1968 was a third generation master potter and well qualified when he came to N.Z. from Newcastle-under-Lyme, England in 1923 when he took up position of manager at the Benhar Pottery in Otago. Lovett took up employment with N.Z. Insulators Ltd which owned Temuka Pottery in 1941, retiring in 1966 he opened his own studio in Temuka, Lovatt's Pottery Studio