Martin Brothers Auction: One Hundred Years On

An original poster for the 1978 Martin Brothers Potters exhibition at Sotheby's Belgravia, Richard Dennis, 76cm x 51cm

An extensive collection of Martin Brothers literature and ephemera from the collection of Dennis Attewell, including Holbrook Jackson, Martinware,...

Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers, a relief moulded stoneware architectural capital, 1876, modelled in high relief with stiff leaf design,...

Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers, a large stoneware wall panel, 1879, sgraffito decorated with a vase of cornflowers flanked by entwined ...

Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers, a stoneware foliate dish, circa 1890, broad rimmed footed form, sgraffito decorated with foliate scroll...

Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers, a stoneware mantle shelf, circa 1890, cornice form, modelled in high relief with trailing and fruiting ...

Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers, a stoneware musical imp figure, 1892, modelled playing a horn trumpet, salt glazed, on wooden base, inc...

Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers, a stoneware musical imp figure, 1893, modelled playing the cello, white bisque, on wooden base, incised...

Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers, a stoneware musical imp figure, circa 1893, modelled playing the harp, speckled cream glaze, on wooden ...

Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers, a stoneware musical imp figure, 1893, modelled playing the tambourine, bisque texture on wooden base, i...

Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers, a stoneware musical imp figure, 1906, modelled playing the harp, cream glazed, incised marks -1906, R ...

Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers, a relief moulded stoneware floral vase, 1886, spherical form, decorated with Japanese Anemones on a tex...

Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers, a stoneware floral vase, 1884, spherical form, sgraffito decorated and tooled with stylised daisies, in...

Edwin and Walter Martin for Martin Brothers, a stoneware Wildflower Meadow jardiniere, 1891, ovoid form with everted rim, sgraffito decorated with...

Edwin Martin for Martin Brothers, a stoneware wildflower vase, 1883, shouldered form, sgraffito decorated with dragonflies and butterfly in flight...

Edwin Martin for Martin Brothers, a stoneware wildflower jug, 1898, conical form sgraffito decorated with orchids and insects, incised marks 8-189...

Edwin Martin for Martin Brothers, a small wetlands Bird vase and a wildflower insects vase, 1902 and 1896, conical shouldered and baluster forms, ...

Edwin Martin for Martin Brothers, a pair of wildflower and wetland stoneware bird vases, 1887, shouldered and footed with cylindrical necks, sgraf...

Edwin Martin for Martin Brothers, a bird and wildflower stoneware vase, 1889, shouldered ovoid form, sgraffito decorated with blue tits in bramble...

Edwin Martin for Martin Brothers, a small stoneware bird and wildflower vase, circa 1890, spherical form, sgraffito decorated with birds in flight...

Edwin Martin for Martin Brothers, a small stoneware bird vase, 1902, shouldered form, sgraffito decorated with birds in flight over grassland, ora...

Edwin Martin for Martin Brothers, a pair of humming bird and wildflower vases, 1884, footed and shouldered form, sgraffito decorated with birds in...

The Martin Brothers, a small Aquatic stoneware vase, 1913, shouldered cylindrical form, incised with grotesque and characterful fish and sea creat...

Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers, a small stoneware Aquatic vase, 1909, ovoid conical form, sgraffito decorated with grotesque fish and s...

Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers, a small stoneware Aquatic jug, circa 1900, bulbous ovoid form, sgraffito decorated with grotesque and c...

Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers, an aquatic stoneware cache pot, 1900, lobed and relief moulded with grotesque sea creatures in a watery...

Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers, a stoneware Aquatic vase, 1904, square section organic form, relief moulded with characterful fish and ...

Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers, a four handled stoneware Aquatic vase, 1892, shouldered bulbous form, relief moulded and carved with gr...

Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers, a relief moulded Aquatic stoneware vase, 1907, square section shouldered gourd form, decorated with gro...

The Martin Brothers, an Aquatic stoneware vase, circa 1890, ovoid gourd form, four stingray type creatures biting the top rim, between grotesque a...

Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers, a small stoneware Aquatic vase, 1904, square section rounded ovoid form on four bracket feet, relief mo...

Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers, an exceptionally small miniature stoneware Aquatic gourd vase, circa 1900, square section, relief mould...

Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers, a relief moulded stoneware three handled tyg, 1911, tapered cylindrical form, decorated in the round wi...

Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers, a relief moulded stoneware bird vase, square section shouldered form, each side carved with a character...

Edwin and Walter Martin for Martin Brothers, a stoneware reptilian jug, 1898, organic square section with top handle and spout, sgraffito decorate...

Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers, a grotesque stoneware sculptural wall pocket, 1883, modelled as a coiled serpent with the head of an op...

Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers, a novelty stoneware sculptural fish jug, 1887, modelled as a coiled sea creature, mouth open, the arche...

Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers, a grotesque stoneware jug, circa 1880, modelled as a fantastical beast, the double gourd body with wide...

Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers, a novelty stoneware characterful beast spoon warmer, 1882, modelled as a zoomorphic turnip with four pa...

Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers, a grotesque novelty stoneware spoon warmer, circa 1880, modelled as a characterful rodent, squatting wi...

Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers, a grotesque and characterful stoneware spoon warmer, 1886, modelled as an open mouthed bloated figure w...

Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers, a stoneware sculptural spoon warmer, circa 1882, modelled as a grotesque head, bearded and scaled, mout...

Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers, a large characterful stoneware sculptural bird jar, 1888, modelled as a grotesque avian figure, the rot...

Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers, a characterful sculptural stoneware jar and cover, 1881, modelled as a dozy bird, with webbed feet and ...

Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers, a stoneware characterful sculptural bird jar and cover, 1909, modelled with a broad flat beak and squin...

Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers, Two's Company, Three's None, a characterful stoneware triple bird jar sculpture, 1909, modelled as a mo...

Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers, a very large characterful sculptural stoneware bird jar, 1895, modelled with webbed feet and rotating h...

Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers, a stoneware sculptural monk jar, 1900, grotesquely modelled as a seated figure with elongated fingers a...

Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers, a grotesque sculptural stoneware jar and cover, 1884, modelled as a dog like creature with orc head, go...

Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers, a stoneware sculptural dog jar and cover, 1895, modelled as a characterful and grotesque snarling canin...

Edwin and Walter Martin for Martin Brothers, a large stoneware gourd vase, 1900, ribbed and lobed ovoid form, with eight bracket feet, crackled gr...

Edwin and Walter Martin for Martin Brothers, a stoneware gourd type vase, 1907, shouldered ovoid form, relief moulded with serpentine ribs, gunmet...

Edwin and Walter Martin for Martin Brothers, a gourd vase, 1903, split seed pod form, four linen weave brown panels between seeded split seams, in...

Edwin and Walter Martin for Martin Brothers, a miniature stoneware vase, 1904, twin handled squat ovoid form, incised marks 6-1904, Martin Bros, L...

Edwin and Walter Martin for Martin Brothers, a miniature stoneware gourd vase, circa 1905, rounded form, decorated in low relief with seaweed or f...

Edwin and Walter Martin for Martin Brothers, a small stoneware gourd vase, 1904, square section bottle form modelled with serrated vertical stripe...

Edwin and Walter Martin for Martin Brothers, a miniature stoneware gourd vase, 1904, spherical form, stamped in low relief with propeller motifs, ...

Edwin and Walter Martin for Martin Brothers, a miniature stoneware gourd vase, 1904, squat ovoid form, vertical green bamboo shoot motif, salt gla...

Edwin and Walter Martin for Martin Brothers, a small stoneware Aquatic gourd vase, 1905, conical ovoid form, relief moulded with limpets, highligh...