A rare early Martin Brothers stoneware Squawking Penguin jug by Robert Wallace Martin, dated 1880,

A rare early Martin Brothers stoneware Squawking Penguin jug by Robert Wallace Martin, dated 1880, modelled as a standing, stylised bird with open gaping mouth, wing stretched back to form the handle, glazed green and blue on a grey ground, incised 24.2.80 R W Martin London & Southall, 33cm. high

Provenance

Richard Dennis, 1980

Collection of Peter Rose & Albert Gallichan

An Aesthetic Odyssey, The Peter RoseandAlbert Gallichan Collection, Christies, 30th September 2021, lot 48

Private collection.

Literature

Brian Coleman The Best of British Arts and Crafts, Schiffer, page 22 this bird illustrated.