British Art Pottery - 3rd December 2014

Lot 127

A Martin Brothers stoneware bird jar and cover by Robert Wallace Martin

Estimate £8,000 - £10,000

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Description

A Martin Brothers stoneware bird jar and cover by Robert Wallace Martin, dated 1891, the small bird modelled stood upright with forward looking with hooked beak, glazed in brown and green with a blue flashes to the wing and tail plumage head, with ebonised wood base, incised R.W.Martin & Bros London & Southall 11-91, the base Martin Bros London & Southall, head restored. Hairline cracks to jar rim 18cm. high, 19.5cm. high with wooden base.