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The Martin Brothers are a team of brothers known for producing stoneware during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Wallace, Walter, Charles and Edwin Martin established their factory in London in 1873. Their company, Martin Brothers, became famous for their whimsical bird figurines, nicknamed Wally Birds. Explore a selection of Martin Brothers pottery on 1stDibs.
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Martin Brothers Rare Large Tall Grotesque Spoon Warmer Jug
By Martin Brothers
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An extremely rare and probably unique, tall grotesque figural ewer or spoon/ladle warmer by Robert Wallace Martin for the Martin Brothers dated 1880. The stoneware ewer is of tall cy...
Category
Antique 1880s British Arts and Crafts Pitchers
Materials
Stoneware
Martin Brothers Rare Grotesque Arm Wrestling Monkeys Stoneware Dish
By Martin Brothers
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An extremely rare and probably unique, dish applied with two open-mouthed quasi-simian creatures arm-wrestling created by Robert Wallace Martin for the Martin Brothers and dated 1884...
Category
Antique 1880s British Arts and Crafts Decorative Bowls
Materials
Stoneware
Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers Pair Stoneware Grotesque Andirons
By Martin Brothers
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and important pair of stoneware grotesque amphibious creature andirons by Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers dating from the mid 1870’s.
This pair of unrecorded figur...
Category
Antique 1870s British Arts and Crafts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
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Martin Brothers Art Pottery Miniature Brown Glazed Vase by Walter Martin
By Martin Brothers
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare Martin Brothers miniature stoneware art pottery vase decorated in brown glazes by Walter Martin and believed to date from the 19th century. This lovely little vase is of rounded bulbous with a narrow rounded foot and a funnel shaped neck with rounded opening. The vase is decorated in brown glazes with a slight textured finish in places with an exposed underlying white glaze revealed around the foot and top rim. The vase is marked partially indistinctly with a W M mark to the base.
The vase is offered in good condition.
Provenance: acquired from an extensive private Martin Brothers pottery collection. From the private collection of a Belgium based gentleman British Art Pottery...
Category
Antique 1880s English Arts and Crafts Vases
Materials
Pottery
Martin Brothers Early Unglazed Black Pottery Double Face Mug
By Martin Brothers
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Possibly a rare early experimental piece a black unglazed pottery double face mug by R W Martin and dating from the 19th century. The mug is thickly potted a...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Martin Brothers Early Stoneware Oil Lamp Base with Butterflies
By Martin Brothers
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and early stoneware oil lamp base incised with butterflies by Robert Wallace Martin for the Martin Brothers dating from around 1873 when Martin Brothers were founded. The tall oil lamp...
Category
Antique 1870s English Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware