- DU PONT CROWELL SEMIPALMATED PLOVERA.
Elmer Crowell (1862-1952)
East Harwich, MA, c. 1930
6 1/4 in. tall
An excellent rendition of this rare species with refined form and deftly blended paint. The underside of...
[more like this] - DU PONT CROWELL BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERA.
Elmer Crowell (1862-1952)
East Harwich, MA, c. 1930
9 in. long
This newly discovered carving exhibits Crowell's mastery of bird carving and paint application with superb...
[more like this] - GOLDEN PLOVERCoffin Family
Nantucket,
MA, c. 1870
9 1/2 in. long
A two-piece Coffin golden plover in transitional plumage.
Original paint with moderate gunning wear and uneven varnish.
Provenance: Private Collection,...
[more like this] - GOLDEN PLOVERCoffin Family
Nantucket,
MA, c. 1870
9 3/4 in. long
A golden plover with two-piece construction, a bold bull neck, and a teardrop-shaped body. The dark breeding plumage is finished with tight white...
[more like this] - EARLY HOLLOW GOLDEN PLOVER WITH RAISED
WING TIPSFolger Family
Nantucket, MA, c. 1840
9 in. long
“To me,” wrote Donal C. O’Brien Jr. “...these are the greatest of all the Nantucket Golden Plovers; very...
[more like this] - RIG OF SEVEN GOLDEN PLOVERCoffin Family
Nantucket,
MA, c. 1870
9 1/4 in. long
“Birds of a feather flock together." An important aspect of a decoy's functionality is that they were made to be seen socially and used en masse....
[more like this] - EARLY HOLLOW FOLGER GOLDEN PLOVERFolger
Family
Nantucket, MA, c. 1840
11 in. long
“Nantucket decoys are hard to come by and historically they are of great interest. Since they were used for relatively short periods...
[more like this] - THE HARMON RUNNING COBB CURLEWNathan
F. Cobb Jr. (1825-1905)
Cobb Island, VA, c. 1880
15 1/2 in. long
“Every Nathan Cobb decoy had its own natural pose. Even his Hudsonian Curlews…seemed to run, feed, and...
[more like this] - 2 ANTIQUE CARVED BIRD DECOYS ON DRIFT
WOOD: Comprising 2 Golden Plovers; 1 carved by Capt. Jesse Birdsall, 1890, & 1 carved by the Harris family of Nantucket, Mass, 1880. Both have handwriting and date at underside....
[more like this] - (4) SHOREBIRD DECOYS, BURR FAMILY, BRUCE
BIEBER(lot of 4) Vintage carved and painted shorebird decoys, on rectangular or naturalistic base, including: (1) Bruce Bieber shorebird decoy, (1) Black Breasted Plover decoy,...
[more like this] - JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (AMERICAN, 1785-1851)John
James Audubon (American, 1785-1851) , "Kildeer Plover", Plate CCXXV, hand-colored aquatint with engraving, from The Birds of America, Havell Edition, "J.Whatman Turkey Mill"...
[more like this] - HOOPER FAMILY (NC), FOUR PLOVERS MOUNTED
ON DRIFTWOOD Circa 1920, carved and painted wood, mounted on driftwood base....
[more like this] - MIDGETT FAMILY PLOVER MOUNTED ON DRIFTWOOD
Waves, North Carolina, circa 1900, carved and painted wood, iron bill, mounted on driftwood base....
[more like this] - FOOTE, Jim, (American, 1925-2004): Piping
Plover Family, Oil/Canvas, 12'' x 24'', signed lower right, framed, 20'' x 32''....
[more like this] - (4) SHOREBIRD DECOYS - Four ca 1890
Plover Decoys from the Doubleday family used off Hough's Neck Mass. each approximately 9 1/2'' long one missing it's beak only two stems paint in very good condition....
[more like this] - (3) SHOREBIRD DECOYS - Three ca 1890
Plover Decoys from the Doubleday family used off Hough's Neck Mass. ranging approximately 6'' to 10 1/2'' long one missing it's stem largest and smallest are flat bodied head...
[more like this] - John Gould (English 1804-1884) "De Laland's
Plover-Crest" "Green-fronted Lance-Bill" "Adolph's Hermit" and "Mauge's Hummingbird" four hand-colored lithographs from A Monograph of the Trochilidae or Family of Hummingbirds...
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