Robert Wallace Martin Auction Prices and Value Guide
Robert Wallace Martin auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 335 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Robert Wallace Martin auction prices: quick answer
Robert Wallace Martin auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Robert Wallace Martin
- Source records
- 335
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Robert Wallace Martin market snapshot
Robert Wallace Martin shows deep auction liquidity with 213 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $3,200. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 18 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-09-16.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (24.6% · 50 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (42.9% · 87 sales)
- $10,000+ (32.5% · 66 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $1,400
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 18
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-09-16
Artist context
About Robert Wallace Martin
Born
1843
Died
1923
Nationality
British
Robert Wallace Martin (1843–1923) was a British artist whose authority record identifies him as a painter, while the public context available here chiefly connects his name with the Martin Brothers pottery. The four brothers manufactured pottery in London from 1873 to 1914, and their work was known as Martinware. It was described in its own era as art pottery and is also placed within the later concept of studio pottery. This dual identity matters for entity matching: searches and catalogues may present Robert Wallace Martin as an individual artist, as one of the Martin Brothers, or through workshop-level Martinware attributions. Collectors therefore encounter his name primarily in connection with British pottery offered under individual or family-workshop descriptions. The current evidence does not establish his precise workshop role, particular forms, or detailed career chronology, so those points should not be inferred from the group record alone.
Art potteryStudio pottery contextPottery
Common works and media
The available evidence associates Robert Wallace Martin with Martinware and the Martin Brothers' London pottery production. Auction and appraisal records may categorize related objects as pottery, British art pottery, or studio pottery. The source pack does not reliably identify specific vessel forms, subjects, decorative techniques, or designs as Robert's individual work.
Market and appraisal context
A careful appraisal should distinguish an attribution to Robert Wallace Martin from a broader attribution to the Martin Brothers workshop. The documented London production period of 1873–1914 supplies useful chronological context, while the catalogue category may describe a work as Martinware, art pottery, or studio pottery. Comparable auction evidence should be matched by attribution, work type, stated date, sale date, and realized price rather than by the Martin name alone. The collected sources do not support a price trend or prediction, and the available Appraisily page could not be inspected beyond its source metadata because the fetch was rate-limited.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Martinware pottery
- British art pottery
- Studio pottery
Value drivers
- Whether the catalogue attribution names Robert Wallace Martin individually or the Martin Brothers collectively
- Whether the stated date is consistent with the documented Martin Brothers production period of 1873–1914
- Comparison with relevant public auction records by work type, attribution, sale date, and realized price when those fields are available
Appraisal caveats
- The collected source pack contains no accessible major auction-house biography or lot essay.
- The fetched Appraisily artist page was rate-limited, so individual auction entries and realized-price evidence could not be reviewed.
- The available group-level source does not establish which forms, designs, or subjects were specifically made by Robert Wallace Martin.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, thin source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- Art UK museum or university
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Deutsche Nationalbibliothek library authority
- ISNI library authority
Data basis
This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.
Artist value FAQ
How much is Robert Wallace Martin worth?
Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.
Can Appraisily value my Robert Wallace Martin artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.