A rare Martin Brothers stoneware spoon-warmer

£6,000 - £9,000 £6,000

A rare Martin Brothers stoneware spoon-warmer, by Robert Wallace Martin modelled as a grotesque creature with gaping mouth, glazed in shades of green and blue incised marks 27 R W Martin London & Southall 11-79, minor frits to ears, 13cm. wide Dated November 1879 this is one of the earliest grotesque creatures modelled by Robert Wallace Martin whose birds date from 1880 onwards.