Lot Essay
For a discussion of the imp musicians modelled by Robert Wallace Martin see M. Haslam, The Martin Brothers Potters, London, 1978, pp. 133-135.
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EARLY 20TH CENTURY, THE UNGLAZED FIGURES INCISED 'MARTIN BROS. LONDON'
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A GROUP OF SEVEN MARTIN BROTHERS STONEWARE MUSICAL IMPS BY ROBERT WALLACE MARTIN
EARLY 20TH CENTURY, THE UNGLAZED FIGURES INCISED 'MARTIN BROS. LONDON'
Comprising: five unglazed and two glazed figures depicted with accentuated facial expressions, each playing a musical instrument, all with a turned ebonised wood base
Figure with castanets: 4 ½ in. (11.5 cm.) high
EARLY 20TH CENTURY, THE UNGLAZED FIGURES INCISED 'MARTIN BROS. LONDON'
Comprising: five unglazed and two glazed figures depicted with accentuated facial expressions, each playing a musical instrument, all with a turned ebonised wood base
Figure with castanets: 4 ½ in. (11.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Purchased from Richard Dennis, 1985.
Literature
B. Coleman, The Best of British Arts & Crafts, Atglen, PA, 2004, p. 12, 27
For a discussion of the imp musicians modelled by Robert Wallace Martin see M. Haslam, The Martin Brothers Potters, London, 1978, pp. 133-135.