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Wally Bird

Brighthelmstone Martin Ware Style Grotesque Wally Bird Sculpture
Brighthelmstone Martin Ware Style Grotesque Wally Bird Sculpture

Brighthelmstone Martin Ware Style Grotesque Wally Bird Sculpture

Located in Nottingham, GB

While original late-Victorian Martin Ware Wally birds were typically salt-glazed stoneware tobacco jars with detachable head covers, this late 20th-century interpretation is produced...

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Late 20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Cast Stone

Brighthelm Stone Martin Ware Style Grotesque Wally Bird Sculpture, 28cm
Brighthelm Stone Martin Ware Style Grotesque Wally Bird Sculpture, 28cm

Brighthelm Stone Martin Ware Style Grotesque Wally Bird Sculpture, 28cm

Located in Nottingham, GB

Those original Wally birds were celebrated for their human-like expressions and biting caricatures of Victorian society.

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Late 20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Cast Stone

Brighthelm Stone Grotesque Wally Bird Sculpture in the Martin Ware Style
Brighthelm Stone Grotesque Wally Bird Sculpture in the Martin Ware Style

Brighthelm Stone Grotesque Wally Bird Sculpture in the Martin Ware Style

Located in Nottingham, GB

A large hooked beak, heavy-lidded squinting eyes, and an impish, wry expression define this cast decorative bird sculpture. Modelled directly in the spirit of the Victorian grotesque...

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Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

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Brighthelmstone Martin Ware Style Wally Bird Grotesque Stone Sculpture
Brighthelmstone Martin Ware Style Wally Bird Grotesque Stone Sculpture

Brighthelmstone Martin Ware Style Wally Bird Grotesque Stone Sculpture

Located in Nottingham, GB

A heavy cast stone sculpture depicting a grotesque Wally bird in the manner of the Martin Brothers, designed and produced by Brighthelmstone.

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Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Cast Stone

Brighthelm Stone Grotesque Wally Bird Sculpture after Martin Brothers, 34cm
Brighthelm Stone Grotesque Wally Bird Sculpture after Martin Brothers, 34cm

Brighthelm Stone Grotesque Wally Bird Sculpture after Martin Brothers, 34cm

Located in Nottingham, GB

The form draws directly on the famous salt-glazed stoneware 'Wally birds' created by Robert Wallace Martin and his brothers at their Southall pottery between the late 1870s and early...

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Late 20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Brighthelm Stoneware Grotesque Wally Birds Sculpture in Martinware Style
Brighthelm Stoneware Grotesque Wally Birds Sculpture in Martinware Style

Brighthelm Stoneware Grotesque Wally Birds Sculpture in Martinware Style

Located in Nottingham, GB

Two anthropomorphic grotesque birds stand side by side on an integral irregular plinth, sculpted in homage to the eccentric Victorian studio ceramics of the Martin Brothers. The comp...

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Late 20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Brighthelm Stone Grotesque Wally Bird Figurine with Bronzed Patina
Brighthelm Stone Grotesque Wally Bird Figurine with Bronzed Patina

Brighthelm Stone Grotesque Wally Bird Figurine with Bronzed Patina

Located in Nottingham, GB

Modelled in a dynamic stride with its trunk curled tightly upward, this English ceramic elephant displays the crisp, characterful animal modelling produced by Bretby Art Pottery in D...

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Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Stone

R.C. Kew Grotesque Wally Bird Judge Figurine in the Martin Brothers Style
R.C. Kew Grotesque Wally Bird Judge Figurine in the Martin Brothers Style

R.C. Kew Grotesque Wally Bird Judge Figurine in the Martin Brothers Style

Located in Nottingham, GB

Modelled with a bulbous hooked beak, pronounced brow, and powdered judicial wig, this grotesque bird figure draws direct inspiration from the Victorian stoneware birds of the Martin ...

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Antique Late 19th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers Pair Stoneware Grotesque Andirons
Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers Pair Stoneware Grotesque Andirons

Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers Pair Stoneware Grotesque Andirons

By Martin Brothers

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

These scarce and curious objects foreshadow the inception of the iconic ‘Wally Bird’ design and demonstrate an early foray into the grotesque.

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Antique 1870s British Arts and Crafts Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Neoclassical Terracotta Plaque by Robert Wallace Martin, 1871-2
Neoclassical Terracotta Plaque by Robert Wallace Martin, 1871-2

Neoclassical Terracotta Plaque by Robert Wallace Martin, 1871-2

By Robert Wallace Martin

Located in Katonah, NY

The Martin Brothers were primarily known for fantastical vessels, lidded jars, and other art pottery, mostly with bird (called “Wally Birds”) and animal themes. This plaque, then, is...

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Antique 1870s English Neoclassical Garden Ornaments

Materials

Terracotta

Neoclassical Terra Cotta Plaque by Robert Wallace Martin, 1868
Neoclassical Terra Cotta Plaque by Robert Wallace Martin, 1868

Neoclassical Terra Cotta Plaque by Robert Wallace Martin, 1868

By Robert Wallace Martin

Located in Katonah, NY

The Martin Brothers were primarily known for fantastical vessels, lidded jars, and other art pottery, mostly with bird (called “Wally Birds”) and animal themes. Their whimsical piece...

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Antique Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Garden Ornaments

Materials

Terracotta

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Wally Hatny Contemporary Acrylic on Canvas, Abstract White Bird
Wally Hatny Contemporary Acrylic on Canvas, Abstract White Bird

Wally Hatny Contemporary Acrylic on Canvas, Abstract White Bird

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Signed lower right and on verso and dated Nov. 21. 11. An abstract white bird on a vibrant bright blue ground. In a J. Pocker frame, 20th-21st century. Measures: 23 1/2 x 15 1/4", g...

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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Martin Brothers Bird
Martin Brothers Bird

Martin Brothers Bird

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H 8.47 in Dm 3.75 in

Martin Brothers Bird

By Robert Wallace Martin

Located in Chipping Campden, GB

5322 Robert Wallace Martin A Martin Brothers “Wally Bird” With good modelling in blue, green and buff glazes with a sideways, glancing expression Head and Body dated 1906...

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Antique Early 1900s British Arts and Crafts Pottery

Materials

Ceramic

Martin Brothers Bird
Martin Brothers Bird

Martin Brothers Bird

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H 8.67 in W 3.55 in D 3.55 in

Martin Brothers Bird

By Robert Wallace Martin

Located in Chipping Campden, GB

5321 Martin Brothers “Wally Bird” With good modelling and blue colouration, with a raised eyebrow and squinting eye Head and Body dated 1901 Small chip to the tip of the ...

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Antique Early 1900s European Arts and Crafts Pottery

Materials

Ceramic

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