R. W. Martin & Bros.

Estimate

30,000 - 50,000 GBP

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Description

A stoneware bird jar and cover
cover inscribed, `Martin Bros., London & Southall, 2-1898', base inscribed, `Martin Bros., London & Southall',
37cm.;
14 1/2 in. high

modelled standing on circular base, his wide beak displaying a grin, the finely detailed feathers and feet picked out in shades of blue, buff and brown, raised on turned mahogany base

Provenance

Jordan-Volpe Gallery, New York.

Exhibited

New York, Jordan-Volpe Gallery, Boobies, Boojums and Snarks - the Ceramic Curiosities of the Martin Brothers, 1880 - 1914. November 1981 - February 1982; Wilmington, Delaware Art Museum, March - April 1982; Syracuse, Everson Museum, May - June 1982.

Literature

Exhibition Catalogue, as above, p.10, no.6.