About this lot

Description

Robert Wallace Martin for the Martin Brothers, a stoneware ewer and stopper,

modelled as a grotesque long-necked bird, the removable head with a frowning stare and oversized beak, glazed in shades of brown with blue and buff highlights, incised marks to underside
15.5cm high

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



Condition report:

Examined under UV light, the beak has been restored, otherwise seemingly ok, a firing crack to the front lower neck.

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