Martin Brothers Ceramic Birds

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Martin brothers ceramic birds.

1995 david rago and phillip chasen of new york s gallery 532 put on a show titled the martin brothers. Martin brothers bird 1896. The 97 items include the gladstone and disraeli birds sold by private treaty in the early 2000s for 150 000. With wood base 20 1 4 in 51 4 cm high weight of pottery 15 lb the four martin brothers were pottery manufacturers in london from 1873 to 1914.

Is now the top regional distributor serving iowa and seven surrounding states made up of over 600 experienced knowledgeable employees. Martin brothers quirky bird jar expected to fetch up to 50 000 at auction avant garde ceramics made in the 19th and early 20th century by four siblings who lived in poverty are back under the. One gothic bird produced c1898 and standing 14 inches with blue and green plumage and a broad flat beak in an iridescent brown glaze was given an auction estimate of twenty to thirty thousand pounds. June 2014 saw record sales for highly collectible martin brothers pottery birds.