A Martin Brothers stoneware gourd perfume flask by Edwin and Walter

A Martin Brothers stoneware gourd perfume flask by Edwin and Walter, dated 1906, flattened disc form, incised with vertical veins, painted green, with brown spots on a buff ground, incised 5-1906 Martin Bros London, paper catalogue number 76, 6.5cm. high

Provenance

Ernest Marsh collection. It is believed Marsh purchased this piece directly from the Martin Brothers.

Sotheby's Belgravia 17th September 1981 lot 158.

Exhibited

Gorgeously Grotesque, Worthing Museum and Art Gallery, 2003, catalogue number 35.

Literature

Blacker, ABC of English Saltglaze Pottery, page 132 top plate (far right vase).