British Art Pottery - 25th November 2015

Lot 88

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

Estimate £30,000 - £50,000 | Hammer £30000

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Description

A good Martin Brothers stoneware Monk bird jar and cover by Robert Wallace Martin, dated 1895, modelled with disgruntled look, shaved feather pate and broad pointed beak, his large talons on domed base, on applied ebonised wood base incised Martin Bros London & Southall 2.1895 to head and Martin Bros London & Southall to base, small chip to underside of eyebrow, 32cm. high

Provenance

private collection.