Martin Brothers Stoneware "Wally" Bird Jar and Cover

Description:

Martin Brothers Stoneware "Wally" Bird Jar and Cover, England, 1882, the standing figure enamel decorated and highly glazed and modeled with a long beak, inscribed "R.W. Martin London & Southall 1882," mounted atop a black-painted triangular wood base, jar ht. 10 3/4 in.
Estimate $10,000-15,000

Two slight nicks to one eyebrow; the tail with a 1/4 and 1/2" chip. Firing line to the back above the tail.


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