Grotesque Bird
The Martin Brothers
1905
Salt-glazed stoneware
11.25 inches (28.57 cm)
Collection: AD Antiques Ltd.
“Martin Brothers tabacco jar modeled as a grotesque bird with a blue and aubergine glaze.There is a chip to the collar of the body which is partially obscured by the large beak when the head is in situ.”
Photograph and text courtesy of AD Antiques Ltd, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, which retains copyright. Readers of the Victorian Web may wish to consult their site [link].
