An early Martin Brothers stoneware vase by Robert Wallace Martin

An early Martin Brothers stoneware vase by Robert Wallace Martin, dated 1878, shouldered, flaring cylindrical form, applied with twin mask handles, the body incised with scrolling classical foliage, between geometric bands, in shades of blue and ochre, incised R W Martin 2-78 and a hashed cipher, museum restored top rim, hairline to body, 33cm. high

Literature

Malcolm Haslam The Martin Brothers Potters, Richard Dennis, page 45 figure IV for an identical example.

Provenance

The George Twyman Collection of Martin Ware.