An 8½in (21cm) high green and blue-glazed grotesque spoon warmer modelled by Robert Wallace Martin £24,000 at Hyperion Auctions.
The pick of the seven lots consigned to Hyperion Auctions in Cambridgeshire on November 26 was this 8½in (21cm) high green and blue-glazed grotesque spoon warmer modelled by Robert Wallace Martin.
The characterful form with gurning mouth, squinting eyes, hoofed feet and a curling tail is signed twice to both the underbelly and the base. It was thought to date to c.1882.
The side view of the Martin Brothers' grotesque spoon warmer at Hyperion Auctions.
Estimated at £10,000-15,000, it found many admirers at the St Ives sale before selling to a UK collector at £24,000 (plus 20% buyer’s premium).
