Fine Arts and Crafts - 22nd June 2016
Lot 81
A rare Martin Brothers stoneware triple bird group designed by Robert Wallace Martin
Estimate £8,000 - £12,000 | Hammer £9000
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Description
A rare Martin Brothers stoneware triple bird group designed by Robert Wallace Martin, the central bird modelled with wings outstretched enveloping the two smaller birds, glazed in shades of blue, green and ochre with aubergine feet overlapping the rounded rectangular base, incised R W Martin & Bros Southall, 13 37 17cm. high, 16.5cm. wide
Provenance
Private collection, formed in the 1970s.
Literature
Malcolm Haslam The Martin Brothers Potters, Richard Dennis Publications, page 132 for an earlier example illustrated.