- MINIATURE SANDERLINGA. Elmer Crowell
(1862-1952)
East Harwich, MA, 1933
2 1/2 in. long
The bird displays the maker's rectangular stamp on the bottom.
Original paint with minimal wear.
Provenance: Acquired from...
[more like this] - MINIATURE PECTORAL SANDPIPERA. Elmer
Crowell (1862-1952)
East Harwich, MA, 1933
2 1/2 in. long
The bird displays the maker's rectangular stamp on the bottom.
Original paint with minimal wear.
Provenance: Acquired...
[more like this] - MINIATURE RED KNOTA. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952)
East
Harwich, MA, 1933
3 1/4 in. long
The bird displays the maker's rectangular stamp on the bottom.
Original paint with minimal wear.
Provenance: Acquired from Crowell by a...
[more like this] - MINIATURE PIPING PLOVERA. Elmer Crowell
(1862-1952)
East Harwich, MA, 1933
2 3/4 in. long
The bird displays the maker's rectangular stamp on the bottom.
Original paint with minimal wear.
Provenance: Acquired from...
[more like this] - MINIATURE LESSER YELLOWLEGSA. Elmer
Crowell (1862-1952)
East Harwich, MA, 1933
2 3/4 in. long
The bird displays the maker's rectangular stamp on the bottom.
Original paint with minimal wear.
Provenance: Acquired...
[more like this] - MINIATURE TURNSTONEA. Elmer Crowell
(1862-1952)
East Harwich, MA, 1933
3 in. long
The Crowell miniature shorebirds from lot 275 though 280 are from a single set. They are making their market debut after being...
[more like this] - RARE BRANTA. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952)
East
Harwich, MA, c. 1915
19 in. long
A rare species for the maker with his early oval brand on the underside. The breast features Crowell's signature rasp finish and the dry...
[more like this] - RARE CANVASBACK DRAKEA. Elmer Crowell
(1862-1952)
East Harwich, MA, c. 1940
15 1/2 in. long
As a highly regarded gamekeeper and breeder of waterfowl, Crowell possessed a thorough knowledge of the avian anatomy,...
[more like this] - 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 LESSER YELLOWLEGSA.
Elmer Crowell (1862-1952)
East Harwich, MA, c. 1930
8 1/2 in. long
An exquisite small mantel bird with distinctly refined features, including a thin neck and bill, full body,...
[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] - EXEMPLARY DOWITCHERA. Elmer Crowell
(1862-1952)
East Harwich, MA, c. 1910
12 1/2 in. long
A rare and important working Crowell dowitcher decoy displaying glass eyes, richly painted detail, and split-tail carving...
[more like this] - "WHITE MALLARD CLUB" PINCH-BREAST PINTAILThe
Ward Brothers
Lemuel T. (1896-1984) and Stephen (1895-1976)
Crisfield, MD, c. 1932
18 3/4 in. long
“The Ward Brothers made pintails early on in their craft and they were...
[more like this] - THE MCCLEERY BOYD MERGANSER DRAKEGeorge
Boyd (1873-1941)
Seabrook, NH, c. 1910
18 ¾ in. long
“I had the good fortune of visiting with Jim McCleery on several occasions in his home in Texas. He was one of the...
[more like this] - THE MCCLEERY BOYD MERGANSER HENGeorge
Boyd (1873-1941)
Seabrook, NH, c. 1910
18 ½ in. long
"Jim reserved special spots on his shelves, fireplace, and walls for his favorite birds. I remember the first time I...
[more like this] - BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERA. Elmer Crowell
(1862-1952)
East Harwich, MA, c. 1915
9 1/4 in. long
An early split-tail gunning decoy of this popular species.
Original paint with even wear, a few rubs to bare wood along...
[more like this] - HUDSONIAN CURLEWA. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952)
East
Harwich, MA, c. 1910
13 3/4 in. long
An early Crowell shorebird decoy with writing on the underside that appears to be by William Mackey and Lloyd Johnson, identifying this...
[more like this] - BLACK DUCKA. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952)
East
Harwich, MA, c. 1925
17 in. long
A black duck bearing the maker's oval brand on the bottom.
Original paint with moderate gunning wear and very tip of bill is replaced.
Provenance:...
[more like this] - GOLDEN PLOVERMr. Webster
Nantucket,
MA, c. 1850
10 in. long
This early plover with a sharp tail cut is among the best of its kind from the iconic Webster rig. It has resided on the island since it was made...
[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] - EARLY CROSSED-WING BLACK DUCKA. Elmer
Crowell (1862-1952)
East Harwich, MA, c. 1910
16 3/4 in. long
Black duck decoys were Crowell’s signature species. When "The Magazine Antiques" chose a Crowell raised-wing...
[more like this] - THE DU MONT EARLY HANGING GREATER YELLOWLEGSA.
Elmer Crowell (1862-1952)
East Harwich, MA, c. 1915
16 3/4 in. long
“Seldom does one find special orders made by Crowell and when you do they tend to be the best. These...
[more like this] - OUTSTANDING KINGFISHER WITH YELLOW PERCHA.
Elmer Crowell (1862-1952)
East Harwich, MA, 1941
7 1/2 in. long
A rare and exceptional female belted kingfisher mantel carving with its original and notably detailed yellow...
[more like this] - EARLY TERNA. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952)
East
Harwich, MA, c. 1915
12 1/4 in. long
An early and rare carving of a life-size tern accurately capturing the attitude of these elegant hunters. The full body is adorned with...
[more like this] - HALF-SIZE RUFFED GROUSEA. Elmer Crowell
(1862-1952)
East Harwich, MA, c. 1930
7 in. long
A special seven-inch game bird carving with dropped wings, carved thighs, and a raised crest. The carved base was finished...
[more like this] - 11 PCS. COIN SILVER FLATWARE MOSTLY
SOUTHERN11 pcs. coin silver flatware, mostly Southern. Includes 7 Teaspoons, 2 bearing marks for Bernard Dupuy (Raleigh, North Carolina 1828-1822) and Joseph Lawrence Stephens...
[more like this] - STEPHEN GEORGE MANIATY (AMERICAN, 1910
- 1984)Stephen George Maniaty (American, 1910 - 1984), "Smith House", Old Deerfield, MA, oil on canvas, signed lower right "S.G. Maniatty", 22" x 32".
Condition:
All lots...
[more like this] - STEPHEN GREENE, AMERICAN (1917-1999),
MOREAU'S GARDEN 6, 1995, OIL ON LINEN, 15" X 15"Stephen Greene, American, (1917-1999) Moreau's Garden 6, 1995, oil on linen Signed lower left. Provenance: David Beitzel...
[more like this] - STEPHEN VERONA (B. 1940): "MA MAISON"1980,
acrylic on canvas, signed and dated upper right, signed and dated verso 36 x 28 inches; 43 1/2 x 36 inches framed Condition:...
[more like this] - FEDERAL GILTWOOD AND EGLOMISé MIRRORRare
American Federal Giltwood and Eglomisé Mirror, early 19th c., surmounted by a carved eagle and floral urns, hung with a wire and spherule garland, spherule cornice, shell...
[more like this] - ELNATHAN TABER TALL CASE CLOCK. EARLY
19THcentury. Elnathan Taber Grandfather clock. (1768-1854) Apprenticed under Simon Willard. Roxbury, MA. Circa 1790-1810. Inlaid mahogany case. Brass finials, later eagle...
[more like this] - ILLUSTRATED REFERENCE WORKS ON CHINESE
PAINTING AND ART HISTORY WITH YUAN MA, CHINESISCHES FISCHERLEBEN PAINTING AND ART HISTORY WITH YUAN MA, CHINESISCHES FISCHERLEBEN, [Reference/ Chinese Art] 20 mostly hardcover...
[more like this] - WILLIAM LESTER STEPHENS (MA, 1888-1969)
Winter Landscape with Farmhouse, Barn and Log Bridge, oil on canvas, signed lower right, housed in a arts and crafts style black carved cap and matt panel with gold lip frame,...
[more like this] - American Coin Silver Spoons American
19th century. An assembled group of fourteen coin silver items including three tablespoons marked for E. & D. Kinsey of Cincinnati OH four tablespoons marked E. Mead & Co....
[more like this] - Three coin silver spoons by Newell Harding
MA two by Stephen Baker New York NY and three bright cut by John Avery Sr. Preston CT longest 8.5...
[more like this] - [American Indian - Southwest] Books
on Hopi and Zuni Katsinas collection of 19 books including:Bassman Theda. Hopi Kachina Dolls and Their Carvers. West Chester: Schiffer Publishing Ltd. 1991.Breunig Robert...
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