British Art Pottery and Design - 29th November 2023
Lot 554
A Martin Brothers stoneware Aquatic Loving cup by Edwin & Walter Martin, dated 1888, cylindrical
Estimate £3,500 - £4,500 | Hammer £3780
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Description
A Martin Brothers stoneware Aquatic Loving cup by Edwin & Walter Martin, dated 1888, cylindrical form with two applied handles, incised and painted with fish swimming amongst scrolling waterweed, in shades of green, brown and white on a buff ground, incised 6-1888, R W Martin & Bros, London & Southall, paper collection label, 15.5cm. high
Provenance
Martin Brothers Pottery Exhibition, Richard Dennis Gallery,1978,cataloguenumber 205.
Private collection.
Literature
Malcolm Haslam, The Martin Brothers Potters, Richard Dennis Publications, page 78 figure 96, this piece illustrated.