John was thrilled to go deeper into their history: “Well three of them were the most active.
“The Martin brothers were a pottery hall in London in the Victorian era, the end of the 19th century, beginning of the 20th century.
“And they were, have you ever seen a picture of them?
“It’s amazing, they’ve got these ridiculous beards that come out about here and wild, wild hair and they just look like crazed men in this studio with these monstrosities.
“I am a great martin brothers fan,” the evaluator continued, “And the thing I like about them, compared to so many other potteries in the same period is there are all individual creations.
