A Martin Brothers stoneware bird jar and cover cast with comical sideways glance with partly open...

A Martin Brothers stoneware bird jar and cover cast with comical sideways glance with partly open mouth, glazed in shades of green, brown and ochre, the eyes highlighted in white inscribed Martin Bros London & Southall 12-1893 to head, Martin Bros London & Southall to base, professionally restored beak 25cm. high Provenance Sotheby's New York lot 82