A MARTIN BROTHERS STONEWARE POCKET WATCH HOLDER BY ROBERT WALLACE MARTIN
1876
Modelled as a Gothic tower with a nesting owl and chicks, the upper part with architectural cinquefoil aperture evoking a ruined rose window, the reverse incised 'R.W. Martin 1876 / 5 London', the interior 'RWM' and the base 'No. 5.'; together with an associated Victorian silver cased key-wound ladies' pocket watch supported by a later velvet-covered softwood block
10 ¼ in. (26.1 cm.) high
A MARTIN BROTHERS STONEWARE POCKET WATCH HOLDER BY ROBERT WALLACE MARTIN
1876
Modelled as a Gothic tower with a nesting owl and chicks, the upper part with architectural cinquefoil aperture evoking a ruined rose window, the reverse incised 'R.W. Martin 1876 / 5 London', the interior 'RWM' and the base 'No. 5.'; together with an associated Victorian silver cased key-wound ladies' pocket watch supported by a later velvet-covered softwood block
10 ¼ in. (26.1 cm.) high
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