Arts and Crafts - 17th June 2015
Lot 53
A rare Martin Brothers stoneware inkwell modelled as tortoise by Robert Wallace Martin
Estimate £4,500 - £5,500
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Description
A rare Martin Brothers stoneware inkwell modelled as tortoise by Robert Wallace Martin, modelled with head out and mouth gaping to form the well, glazed grey and brown with traces of aubergine, incised R W Martin & Bros, Southall B-37 13cm. wide
Literature
Malcolm Haslam The Martin Brothers Potters, Richard Dennis Publications, page 62 colour plate IX for an identical inkwell.