Arts and Crafts - 20th June 2018

Lot 82

A rare Martin Brothers stoneware model of a fish probably by Edwin Martin

Estimate £2,500 - £3,000 | Hammer £2800

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Description

A rare Martin Brothers stoneware model of a fish probably by Edwin Martin, modelled with raised tail, incised scale decoration, glazed ochre and green highlighted with white and black, unsigned, professional restoration to fins, 27cm. long Literature Malcolm Haslam The Martin Brothers Potters, Richard Dennis Publications, page 91 for a model of a Pike similar and dated to circa 1890. A Large Collection of Martin Brothers Stoneware - The Property of Roy Aitken, Sotheby's Belgravia 19th April 1978 lot 65 page 17 for an identical fish.