R. W. Martin & Brothers: career timeline
· Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 28 of 29 lots (97% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | — | Sculpture |
| 1880s | 9 | 7 | $52.5kSign up | Sculpture |
| 1890s | 12 | 12 | $48.8kSign up | Sculpture |
| 1900s | 6 | 6 | $78.1kSign up | Sculpture |
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Enter what you know about a work by R. W. Martin & Brothers to see the closest recorded works from the same period, with their auction results. These are past records only, not a valuation: condition, authenticity, provenance and the market all change what a work brings. For an auction estimate of your work, get a free auction estimate.
1870s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- —
- Mediums
- Sculpture (1)
- Subjects
- —
1878 Exceptional and monumental mantel clock caseUnsold
1880s 9 works
- Sold
- 7 of 9
- Median
- $52.5kSign up
- Average
- $77kSign up
- Typical size
- 8.5 × 16 in (21 × 41 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (9)
- Subjects
- Birds (7)
1880 Colossal and extraordinary grotesque grinning crabUnsold
c. 1881 Grotesque waterbird jar and cover$52.5kSign up
1883 Massive mendiculus aquatic bird jar and coverUnsold
1884 Grotesque bird jar and cover$47.5kSign up
1885 Crested "New Year's Day" bird jar and cover$50kSign up
1887 Fantastic feathered bird jar and cover$62.5kSign up
c. 1888 Grotesque and discombobulated bird jar and cover$56.3kSign up
1889 Benjamin Disraeli caricatured as a fantastical bird jar and cover$233kSign up
1889 Grotesque and bellicose "Judge" bird jar and cover$37.5kSign up
1890s 12 works
- Sold
- 12 of 12
- Median
- $48.8kSign up
- Average
- $67.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 10 × 3.5 in (26 × 9 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (12)
- Subjects
- Birds (7), Cattle & animals (1)
1890 Tall "Jubjub" bird with open beak jar and cover$68.8kSign up
1891 Supercilious bird with open wings jar and cover$46.3kSign up
1892 Contented "Monk" bird jar and cover$47.5kSign up
1892 Grotesque and "Uffish" bird jar and cover$50kSign up
1894 Wondrous little "Monk" bird jar and cover$35kSign up
1894 Grotesque and smiling armadillo$143kSign up
1895 Long eared hungry owl jar and cover$83.8kSign up
1898 Sir Edward George Clarke QC caricatured as a tall distinguished fantastical bird jar and cover$175kSign up
1899 Vase$5.8kSign up
1899 Frabjous “Monk” bird jar and cover$40kSign up
1899 Grotesque and fantastic creature jar and cover$87.5kSign up
1899 "Brother Jonathan" and "John Bull" jug$26.3kSign up
1900s 6 works
1900 Hawkish "Barrister" bird jar and cover$81.3kSign up
1900 Grotesque "Bandersnatch" spoon warmer$106kSign up
1902 Jolly raptor bird with ruffled feathers jar and cover$20kSign up
1904 Wise owl jar and cover$47.5kSign up
1907 Grotesque "Birdman" beast jar and cover$95kSign up
1908 Three birds in harmony jar and covers$75kSign up
Creation date not recorded
1 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2020s 1 work
sold 2021 Double-Sided Face Jug$5.1kSign up
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All R. W. Martin & Brothers auction results →