British Art Pottery - 27th November 2019
Lot 33
A Martin Brothers gourd vase by Edwin and Walter Martin
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £1600
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Description
A Martin Brothers gourd vase by Edwin and Walter Martin, dated 1905, ribbed double gourd form, with fine engraved decoration, glazed in ochre on a buff ground, the top rim glazed brown, incised 1-1905 Martin Bros, original Richard Dennis exhibition paper label, 11cm. high
Provenance
The Abbott family collection, purchased directly from the Martin Brothers
Sotheby's 16th January 1975 lot 198 purchased by Richard Dennis
Exhibited
Martin Brothers Pottery Exhibition, Richard Dennis Publications, 1978 catalogue number 649.
Gorgeously Grotesque Worthing Museum and Art Gallery, 2003, catalogue number 38.