British Art Pottery - 27th November 2019
Lot 28
A tall pair of Martin Brothers stoneware gourd vases by Edwin and Walter Martin
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £3500
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Description
A tall pair of Martin Brothers stoneware gourd vases by Edwin and Walter Martin, dated 1909, tapering form modelled with vertical ribs and knopped neck, painted with silver spots on a blue ground, incised 3-1909 Martin Bros London & Southall, 16cm. high, (2)
Provenance
Daryl records this pair of vases purchased from a Lady in Battle, East Sussex, January 1977.
Exhibited
Gorgeously Grotesque Worthing Museum & Art Gallery, 2003, catalogue number 20.
Literature
The Studio, 1907 page 112 fig. 12 for a comparable vase illustrated.