Martin Brothers Figural Sculpture, circa 1900

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...

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...

5509 Robert Wallace Martin for the Martin Brothers. A Bird sculpture with a playful epression, his head cocked and quizical eyes. Crack to the rear of head. This appears to be as a r...

1 R W Martin for the Martin Brothers a Chess Piece modelled as a Bishop. Lacking Staff 16.5cm high Dated but indistinct - probably 1902

9 R W Martin for the Martin Brothers a Musical Imp playing the Banjo Apparently unmarked Restoration to leg and the banjo head 9cm high Circa 1900

29 R.W. Martin for the Martin Brothers a well modelled and defined Chess Piece Firing Cracks 8cm high, 2.5cm wide, 2.5cm deep Dated 1902

Standing Napoleon Bonaparte Sculpture - Figure. circa 1900 France. Very nice Napoleon Sculpture, perfect size to decorate a desk. Silvered metal over a dark green marble base. Very n...

Pair of French Bisque Porcelain Hand Painted Figural Sculptures, Circa 1900 Depicting male and female fruit pickers

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...

Antique hollow cast brass Art Deco French Bulldog figurine/sculpture made by Jennings brothers, circa 1920s-1930s. Signed on the bottom with the makers mark "JB". Great patina and co...

This late 19th century standing figure depicts the sacred form of the bodhisattva Guanyin, known in Japanese Buddhism as Sho Kannon, or Guze Kannon. ...

Sculpture out of marble by an unknown sculptor of the early 20th century, depicting a middle-aged woman. The upper body shows a partly rough surface, the head is slightly tilted.