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Martin Brothers Bird
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Robert Wallace Martin for the Martin Brothers.
A salt-glazed stoneware sculpture of an infant bird.
Decorated with a palate of greens, browns and blue with webbed feet and a coy expression.
This is a very early example dated 1881, and is typical of these early pieces the head is in a fixed position and the hardwood plinth is of rectangular form. The head is marked to the flange and the body is marked within a lozenge to The Claw and dated to the recess for the beak.
Measure :27.5 cm high including the base
Exhibited at the Richard Dennis exhibition of 1971
In excellent condition and free from restoration.
- Creator:Robert Wallace Martin (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 10.83 in (27.5 cm)Diameter: 4.34 in (11 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:1881
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- Seller Location:Chipping Campden, GB
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