Arts and Crafts - 19th June 2019
Lot 80
The Barrister and his Defendant an important pair of small Martin Brothers stoneware birds by...
Estimate £12,000 - £18,000 | Hammer £15000
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Description
The Barrister and his Defendant an important pair of small Martin Brothers stoneware birds by Robert Wallace Martin, the barrister wearing a wig and his wings thrust backwards forming a gown, leaning forward to whisper to the recoiling client, glazed in green and brown, on ebonised wooden bases, incised R W Martin & Bros to side of base, the defendant with Southall 1914, the barrister with Richard Dennis Exhibition label, 9 and 9.5cm. high, (2)
Provenance
Martin Brothers Pottery Exhibition, Richard Dennis 1978, catalogue number 387 (barrister)
Private collection.
Literature
Malcolm Haslam The Martin Brothers Potters, Richard Dennis, page 154 figure 247 for a comparable barrister figure.