Private collection, USASotheby’s, New York, "Important 20th Century Decorative Works of Art," December 6, 1997, lot 109Private collection, UK
Malcolm Haslam, The Martin Brothers Potters, London, 1978, p. 109, fig. 170 for a similar example
December 1900Salt-glazed stoneware.8 1/4 in. (21 cm) highUnderside incised with R.W. Martin/+ Brothers/London +/Southall./...12 1900.
Estimate$50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $106,250
New York Auction 15 December 2015 11am
1
R. W. Martin & Brothers
Grotesque waterbird jar and cover
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $52,500
2
Grotesque bird jar and cover
Sold for $47,500
3
Crested "New Year's Day" bird jar and cover
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $50,000
4
Fantastic feathered bird jar and cover
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $62,500
5
Grotesque and discombobulated bird jar and cover
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $56,250
6
Grotesque and bellicose "Judge" bird jar and cover
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $37,500
7
Benjamin Disraeli caricatured as a fantastical bird jar and cover
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $233,000
8
Supercilious bird with open wings jar and cover
Sold for $46,250
9
Tall "Jubjub" bird with open beak jar and cover
Estimate $60,000 - 90,000
Sold for $68,750
10
Grotesque and "Uffish" bird jar and cover
11
Contented "Monk" bird jar and cover
Estimate $35,000 - 55,000
12
Long eared hungry owl jar and cover
Sold for $83,750
13
Grotesque and smiling armadillo
Sold for $143,000
14
"Brother Jonathan" and "John Bull" jug
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $26,250
15
Grotesque and fantastic creature jar and cover
Sold for $87,500
16
Wondrous little "Monk" bird jar and cover
Sold for $35,000
17
Frabjous “Monk” bird jar and cover
Sold for $40,000
18
Grotesque "Bandersnatch" spoon warmer
19
Jolly raptor bird with ruffled feathers jar and cover
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $20,000
20
Hawkish "Barrister" bird jar and cover
Sold for $81,250
21
Wise owl jar and cover
22
Grotesque "Birdman" beast jar and cover
Sold for $95,000
23
Three birds in harmony jar and covers
Sold for $75,000