British Art Pottery - 27th November 2019
Lot 30
A Martin Brothers stoneware gourd perfume flask by Edwin and Walter
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £900
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Description
A Martin Brothers stoneware gourd perfume flask by Edwin and Walter, dated 1906, flattened disc form, incised with vertical veins, painted green, with brown spots on a buff ground, incised 5-1906 Martin Bros London, paper catalogue number 76, 6.5cm. high
Provenance
Ernest Marsh collection. It is believed Marsh purchased this piece directly from the Martin Brothers.
Sotheby's Belgravia 17th September 1981 lot 158.
Exhibited
Gorgeously Grotesque, Worthing Museum and Art Gallery, 2003, catalogue number 35.
Literature
Blacker, ABC of English Saltglaze Pottery, page 132 top plate (far right vase).