About this lot

Description

Robert Wallace Martin for the Martin Brothers, a rare stoneware dish, 1884,

modelled with two open-mouthed quasi-simian creatures arm-wrestling across the dish, glazed in shades of ochre and green, painted marks to the centre and incised marks to the underside
37.5cm wide

Provenance: Acquired by the present owner from a private American collection



Condition report:

Examined under UV light, the right-hand side of the dish (as viewed from the front) has been broken and restored, there is also some light restoration to one creatures' ears. A small chip to the inside rim of the dish.

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