British Art Pottery - 3rd December 2014
Lot 112
A rare Martin Brothers stoneware spoon warmer by Robert Wallace Martin
Estimate £15,000 - £20,000 | Hammer £36000
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Description
A rare Martin Brothers stoneware spoon warmer by Robert Wallace Martin, dated 1882, modelled with gaping mouth and staring eyes, his ears pricked up to form a handle, glazed in shades of green and blue highlighted with white spots, incised Martin London & Southall, 5.9.1882, 17cm. high
Provenance
British, Continental & American Decorative Arts, Phillips, 12th March 1991 lot 455
private collection
The Harriman Judd Collection Part Two, Sotheby's New York, 6th October 2001 lot 57.