Royal Doultons Mark V Marshall
Doultons Mark Marshall (1843-1913), like George Tinworth, trained at the Lambeth school of Art before moving on to work at a local masons yard
During this period, he also helped at the Martin Brother's pottery until 1874 when he joined Doulton.
Marshall's work was some of the boldest and most exuberant ever produced at the Doulton Art Pottery.
Many pieces undoubtedly owing much to the Martin brothers, with grotesque and fanciful animals modeled in high relief and hiding among scrolling foliage.
A highlight included is an impressive stoneware vase attributed to Mark V. Marshall; lavishly modeled with a scaly creature winding around the vase, and its offspring cowering under scrolling foliage.
The fantastical vase measures 20 inches in height and is estimated at $58,000.
Marshall continued with his own work too and his pottery reliefs of Biblical scenes exhibited at the Royal Academy were especially famous and were admired by John Ruskin.
As a major influence in the Royal Doulton world in the late 1800's and early 1900's, he designed and manufactured a wide range of grotesque figures in all sorts of scenes.
The piece pictured left was modelled in the mid 1880's and is considered very rare and collectible.
His figures are stoneware and they were originally intended to be used as menu or flower holders.