British Art Pottery and Design - 29th November 2023
Lot 567
A fine Martin Brothers Pottery Bird jug by Robert Wallace Martin, dated 1897, shouldered form,
Estimate £3,000 - £5,000 | Hammer £6300
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Description
A fine Martin Brothers Pottery Bird jug by Robert Wallace Martin, dated 1897, shouldered form, incised and painted with an anthropomorphic bird, standing amongst wheat stems, in ochre, blue and green on a buff ground, incised 6-1897 Martin Bros, London & Southall, exhibition paper label, 26.5cm. high
Provenance
Martin Brothers Pottery Exhibition, Richard Dennis, 1978, catalogue number 210.
Private collectionof MartinWarePottery.
Literature
Malcolm Haslam, The Martin Brothers Potters Richard Dennis Publications, page 73 figure XIII this jug illustrated.