British Art Pottery and Design - 29th November 2023
Lot 599
An early Martin Brothers stoneware ewer by Robert Wallace Martin, dated 1874, made at Fulham,
Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £819
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Description
An early Martin Brothers stoneware ewer by Robert Wallace Martin, dated 1874, made at Fulham, swollen form, incised with a panel of three owls perched on an oak bough, the reverse with a panel of a flying bird, inside impressed floret ground, the neck with shield RWM, the applied handle with a lion mask to the base, glazed blue, brown and white on a buff ground, with applied metal rim and cover, incised I RWMartin Fulham, London 5/74, old repair to handle, 30cm.high
Catalogue notes
This is probably the first example of Robert Wallace Martin's depictions of a family of birds, here the three owls huddled together as a family.