A tall Martin Brothers stoneware gourd vase by Edwin and Walter Martin

A tall Martin Brothers stoneware gourd vase by Edwin and Walter Martin, dated 1900, shouldered form, modelled with vertical ribs and incised veins, covered in a sage green and mushroom glaze, incised 7-1900 Martin Bros, London & Southall, Christie's lot label, 26.5cm. high

Provenance

Frank Trier, friend and financial supporter of the Martin Brothers, thence by descent

British Decorative Arts, Christie's South Kensington, 10th June 1997 lot 176, purchased by Daryl.

Exhibited

The South London Pottery Exhibition, Camberwell Art Gallery, 1922, loaned by Frank Trier for the exhibition.

Gorgeously Grotesque, Worthing Museum and Art Gallery, 2003, catalogue number 7.

British Studio Pottery from Bernard Leach to Lucie Rie, Chichester Cathedral exhibition/Pallant House, catalogue number 2.