Arts & Crafts - 19th June 2013
Lot 121
A fine large Martin Brothers stoneware bird sculpture by Robert Wallace Martin
Estimate £35,000 - £45,000 | Hammer £67000
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Description
A fine large Martin Brothers stoneware bird sculpture by Robert Wallace Martin, dated 1891, the jar and cover deeply modelled, with puffed out chest and outstretched wings, the head with forward looking staring eyes and broad beak, glazed in blue, green and ochre, incised to head and base R W Martin & Bros, London & Southall 11..1891, small flat chip underside of neck 42cm. high
Exhibited
The Martin Brothers Potters Woolley and Wallis Auctioneers, 31st October 2005.
Provenance
Private collection.