A fine Martin Brothers Pottery Bird jug by Robert Wallace Martin, dated 1897, shouldered form,

A fine Martin Brothers Pottery Bird jug by Robert Wallace Martin, dated 1897, shouldered form, incised and painted with an anthropomorphic bird, standing amongst wheat stems, in ochre, blue and green on a buff ground, incised 6-1897 Martin Bros, London & Southall, exhibition paper label, 26.5cm. high

Provenance

Martin Brothers Pottery Exhibition, Richard Dennis, 1978, catalogue number 210.

Private collectionof MartinWarePottery.

Literature

Malcolm Haslam, The Martin Brothers Potters Richard Dennis Publications, page 73 figure XIII this jug illustrated.