A Martin Brothers stoneware Monkey jug by Edwin and Walter Martin, dated 1893, shouldered form,

A Martin Brothers stoneware Monkey jug by Edwin and Walter Martin, dated 1893, shouldered form, incised and painted with three anthropomorphic monkeys sitting amongst tree boughs picking nuts, in shades of ochre on a buff ground, incised 12-1893 Martin Bros, London & Southall, 984, 25.5cm. high

Provenance

Private collection of Martin Ware Pottery.

Literature

Malcolm Haslam, The Martin Brothers PottersRichardDennis Publications,page 75 figure 92 for an identical jug dated 1894.