Martin Brothers Sculptures

An early 19th century plaster grotesque herm statue in the neoclassical style circa 1820. Once used as architectural interior decoration, it has a distressed look and depicts a figur...

A brilliant and rare example of late Art Deco sculpture struck in solid silver, this medal was designed by Donald De Lue in 1965 as part of the larger New York University Hall of Fam...

Sitting Cat (1934) by Robert Ullmann for Augarten, Vienna A white-glazed Augarten porcelain cat, designed by Robert Ullmann, Vienna. Robert Ullmann (1903-1966) studied at the Academ...

Vintage ceramic pottery stoneware zoo bird sculpture designed by Robert Maxwell circa 1960's in Venice, California. This slip-cast studio piece is reminiscent of a "toucan resting on...

Beautiful set of three, 1970s Robert Maxwell stoneware critter sculptures for Earthgender. The set includes: three critters. Very good condition. See photos. Shows extremely well. Two of the three are signed on underside. Robert Maxwell has always worked with stoneware. Stoneware is a high-fire ware, second only to porcelain in terms of vitrification. Objects usually emerge from the bisque firing a light tan color but can be turned to rust (red-brown) by reduction (reducing the amount of oxygen in the kiln.) Maxwell generally favors the rust colored body, which he often leaves unglazed when producing his signature style animals. His animals start life just like any other object on the potter’s wheel. The difference is that midway in the process a typical vessel form morphs into an imaginary animal. The open top becomes the mouth of the beast and the base, with the addition of a tail, becomes the rear end...

Each with cute expressions seated on a plinth base. Provenance, Manheim Antiques. Drue Heinz.

This evocative pair of sculptural figures captures the quiet intimacy of repose and reflection. Crafted from textured stoneware the two women are rendered in organic forms that balan...

Presenting a lovely 19th century pair of Polish/German stoneware figures. Quite rare! Not a matching pair but similarly themed, with the little girl holding a basket of kittens with one kitten climbing up her front and the other of a little boy climbing a tree stump with a snail at the base. The ‘Little Girl’ is painted stoneware or earthenware and we are of the opinion is Polish in origin (or possibly Russian). It does not have any identifiable markings but it was originally with another similar style figurine (not included in this sale) which had markings that we were of the opinion were Polish markings. The ‘Little Boy’ is painted pottery and we are of the opinion that it is either Polish or German in origin. It is slightly different in style an texture to the girl and has a more ‘bisque’ finish. The facial features are more defined and remind me of German bisque dolls...

Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg. Turtle in glazed stoneware. Beautiful glaze in shades of red. 1970s. Measures: 11.5 x 5 cm. In excellent condition. Stamped.

This antique hand-crafted art pottery vase was done by the renowned Martin Brothers factory of England, in approximately 1890 in the period Aesthetic Movement style. The vase is done...

Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg. Stoneware figurine from the "Children of the World" series. Boy with a bucket. In perfect condition. Marked. Dimensions: H 13.0 cm x W 8.5 cm.

Stig Lindberg (1916-1982) for Gustavsberg. Horse figurine in glazed stoneware in a light green shade. In excellent condition. Signed: Gustavsberg Sweden. Dimensions: B 14.0 cm. x 11...