$35,000
Overall very good condition. One minor 1/4" chip to one feather above eye. One glazed-over firing line to bottom of beak, in the making. Base: 2" glazed-over firing line from edge and small clay pop to back of left leg through which one can see metal screw (all in the making). Minimal wear to wood base. ROBERT W. MARTIN (1843 - 1923); MARTIN BROTHERS Monk bird tobacco jar, England, 1895; Salt-glazed stoneware, ebonized wood; Head incised 'Martin Bros. London + Southall 2-1895,' base incised 'Martin Bros. London + Southall'; On base: 12 1/2" x 6"; Provenance: Woolley & Wallis, England, November 2015, lot 88; Collection of Andrew Furer England
Auctioneer:
Rago
Date:
2019-09-21