Robert Wallace Martin Musician Imp Martin Brothers

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...

A rare, probably unique, tall grotesque figural ewer by Robert Wallace Martin for the Martin Brothers dated 1880. The ewer is very tall and modelled as a fanciful animal seated...

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...

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...

A tall and impressive stoneware vase decorated with duelling dragons designed by Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers dated 1896. The tall o...

A stylish Martin Brothers stoneware vase of ovoid bottle shape with narrow waisted cylindrical neck and probably quite an early example dating from the 19th century. The vase stands ...

4697 Martin Brothers Characterful Musical Imp. Seated figure on am ebonised stand playing the Tambourine. Toe to left foot missing. Signed to the Tambourine Circa 1895.

Rare Martin Brothers Grotesque spoonwarmer modelled as a wide-mouthed baby bird with snout in gunmetal and blue glazes undated, Circa 1880.

Martin Brothers Miniature Jug decorated with Grotesque Fish Undated but Circa 1900 Provenance; Harriman Judd collection Sotheby's, New York 2001

Edwin Martin for the Martin Brothers. Martin Brothers miniature double gourd vase in a gunmetal coloured glaze. Dated 1904.

Martin Brothers square section vase decorated on four sides with Jellyfish by Edwin and Walter Martin. Dated 1902.

4896 Scarce and Very early example of Mark Marshall's work from his years with the Martin Brothers. Circa 1870s Dimensions 17cm wide, 13cm high.