Martin Brothers Ceramic Birds

The fantastical birds which mightn t look out of place on a harry potter film set come from the studio of the martin brothers robert wallace walter fraser edwin and charles douglas who set up a pottery together in fulham london in 1873.

Martin brothers ceramic birds. Grew into an independent full line supply and food distributor with a focus on foodservice with a difference. 1995 david rago and phillip chasen of new york s gallery 532 put on a show titled the martin brothers. 1984 the boobies boojums and snarks ceramic curiosities of the martin brothers exhibition is held at the jordan volpe gallery. 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.

Over time martin bros. 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. June 2014 saw record sales for highly collectible martin brothers pottery birds. The 97 items include the gladstone and disraeli birds sold by private treaty in the early 2000s for 150 000.