A Martin Brothers stoneware bird jar and cover by Robert Wallace Martin, dated 1891, modelled

A Martin Brothers stoneware bird jar and cover by Robert Wallace Martin, dated 1891, modelled standing on linked claw feet, with wings ruffled, the head with pointed beak and concentrating forward stare, glazed in shades of green, blue and ochre with white highlights, on ebonised wood base, incised Martin Bros London & Southall 12-1891 to neck and Martin Bros Southall to base, minor professional restoration to base rim, 20cm. high (2)

Provenance

Sotheby's 19th November 1991, lot 334.

The Spearman collection of Martin Brothers Pottery.