British Art Pottery & 20th Century Design - 11th December 2013
Lot 18
A Martin Brothers stoneware ewer by Robert Wallace Martin
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £650
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Description
A Martin Brothers stoneware ewer by Robert Wallace Martin, dated 1881, made for George Harley (1829-1896), incised with initials and dated 1881, with family heraldic motif to the reverse, in green and blue incised 3-6-81 R W Martin, London & Southall, firing faults 37cm. high
Provenance
George Harley
George Harley, Physician and Physiological chemist, born 12th February 1829 at Harley House, East Lothian. He studied at the University of Edinburgh, graduating in 1850.