Fine Arts and Crafts - 15th June 2022
Lot 1
A Martin Brothers stoneware grotesque spoon warmer by Robert Wallace Martin
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £2800
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Description
A Martin Brothers stoneware grotesque spoon warmer by Robert Wallace Martin, dated 1880, modelled as a dragon-like creature, with scaly skin, gaping mouth, and swept back feather and tendrils, glazed in shades of green, blue, white and brown incised 49 2/80 R W Martin London & Southall, professional restoration, 20.5cm. high
Literature
Malcolm Haslam The Martin Brothers Potters, Richard Dennis, page 86 figure 113 (Sotheby's).