Martin Brothers Grotesque Bird

5464 Robert Wallace Martin for the Martin Brothers. A Musician Imp modelled playing the Blocks on a later Wooden Base (loose) Crack across the forearm 14.5cm high Circa 1906 Illustra...

A rare and important pair of stoneware grotesque amphibious creature andirons by Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers dating from the mid 1870’s. The heavily made andirons portray two grotesque amphibious creatures crouching on their hind limbs and bound back to back by a blue band. The creatures stand on a large rectangular stepped plinth base and are decorated in shades of ochre and blue, one slightly darker glazed than the other. Both have incised makers marks the edge of the plinth bases. Provenance: Acquired directly from a private US Collection. For a similar pair, see Bonhams, Decorative Arts from 1960, 26th November 2013. Lot 3. This pair of unrecorded figural andirons, are amongst the most unusual pieces of Martinware and are believed to have been completed as a private commission during the mid-1870s. These scarce and curious objects foreshadow the inception of the iconic ‘Wally Bird...

An extremely rare and probably unique two open-mouthed quasi-simian creatures arm-wrestling dish by Robert Wallace Martin for the Martin Brothers dated 1884. The stoneware shallow di...

13 R W Martin for the Martin Brothers, a Rare and Well Modelled Tripple Bird Group modelled as a Central Male Bird with a Female either side. 17.5cm high, 16cm wide, 6cm deep Dated 1914

An unusual and rare Martin Brothers tribute vase by A G Sangwell, but recorded by the collector as A E Sangwell the owner of a hardware shop at 25 Featherstone Road (confirmed throug...

5 R W Martin for the Martin Brothers. Bust of Samuel Pickwick on a Plinth Marked to the front “Samuel Pickwick GCMPC” (General Chairman - Member Pickwick Club) 11cm high Firing crack...