A tall and early Martin Brothers stoneware vase by Robert Wallace Martin

A tall and early Martin Brothers stoneware vase by Robert Wallace Martin, dated 1875, slender baluster form, incised with cranes flying past flowering prunus boughs, between bands of stylised foliage, the cylindrical neck with geometric diaper work, in shades of brown and blue highlighted in white on a buff ground, incised 6.64 R W Martin London 9-1875, 48cm. high

Provenance

The Martin Brothers Potters Woolley and Wallis 24th October 2006 lot 108.