A near pair of Martin Brothers stoneware gourd vases by Edwin and Walter Martin

A near pair of Martin Brothers stoneware gourd vases by Edwin and Walter Martin, dated 1901, double gourd form with vertical ribs, one with pierced ribs, and incised veins, glazed in shades of green and brown on a buff ground, incised 1-1901 Martin Bros London & Southall, one with paper label no.377, 15.5cm. high, (2)

Provenance

Decorative Arts 1860 to the Present Day, Christie's South Kensington, December 1981

Exhibited

Gorgeously Grotesque, Worthing Museum and Art Gallery, 2003 catalogue number 8

Literature

The Studio Year Book, 1908 this or an identical vase with solid vertical ribs, illustrated B210.