Sold for:
$27,500
$27,500
Overall very good to excellent condition. One short, minor 1/4" hairline or firing line to rim of base, possibly in the making. Some minor glazed-over firing lines throughout and two small factory holes to base (where original wood base would've been attached), all in the making. Missing wood base. ROBERT W. MARTIN (1843 - 1923); MARTIN BROTHERS Grotesque creature tobacco jar, England, 1888; Salt-glazed stoneware; Head and base incised 'R.W. Martin & Bros. London & Southall 9-1888'; 9" x 6" x 4 1/2"; Provenance: Sotheby's New York, The Harriman Judd Collection Part Two, 6 October 2001, lot 140; Collection of Robert A. Ellison, New York England
Auctioneer:
Rago
Date:
2019-09-21
