Wally Bird

A Wally Bird is a tobacco jar or vase in the style of a grotesque owl or bird. These were typical examples of Martinware — salt-glazed stoneware which was produced by the Martin brothers in their pottery; first in Fulham and then in Southall. The Wally Birds were popular but did not make the Martins wealthy and the pottery closed during the Great Depression. Examples of these birds now sell at auction for large sums of money.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Jonathan Oates (2003), Southall and Hanwell, p. 67
^ Fiona Gallagher (2000), Christie's art nouveau, the Martin Brothers were extremely popular with their series of 'Wally Bird' tobacco jars formed as grotesque, comical or pensive owl-like birds

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[1] Jonathan Oates (2003), Southall and Hanwell, p. 67

[2] Fiona Gallagher (2000), Christie's art nouveau, the Martin Brothers were extremely popular with their series of 'Wally Bird' tobacco jars formed as grotesque, comical or pensive owl-like birds

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