British Art Pottery - 27th November 2019
Lot 51
Sir William Richard Drake FSA a terracotta plaque by Robert Wallace Martin
Estimate £1,500 - £2,500 | Hammer £400
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Description
Sir William Richard Drake FSA a terracotta plaque by Robert Wallace Martin, dated 1888, oval panel, in oak frame incised R W Martin Sct Oct 1888, 50 x 39cm (panel)
Provenance
The George Twyman Collection of Martin Ware.
Literature
Malcolm Haslam The Martin Brothers Potters, Richard Dennis, page 82 figure 103 for a portrait medallion of Sir William Drake, dated 1887, illustrated. This portrait of Drake, the chairman of the Burlington Fine Arts Club, was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1888.