LOUIS AGASSIZ FUERTES (1874-1924)ThreeCrows
signed "Louis Agassiz Fuertes" lower right
watercolor, 14 by 8 1/2 in.
This work appeared in a 1919 issue of "Bird-Lore," which was the magazine of the Audubon Societies...
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THE SURACE FEEDING PLOVERObediah Verity(1813-1901)
Seaford, Long Island, NY, c. 1870
9 3/4 in. long
“Verity’s most distinctive form is a feeding shorebird, with its bulbous head bent down and forward, its...
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ARTHUR FITZWILLIAM TAIT (1819-1905)Quailand Chicks, 1867
signed and dated "AF Tait N A 1867" lower right
oil on board, 10 by 14 in.
signed and dated on back
Kennedy & Co., New York and Winsor & Newton labels on...
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ARTHUR BURDETT FROST (1851-1928)AutumnWoodcock Shooting, 1895
signed "A.B. Frost" lower right
watercolor and gouache, 13 1/2 by 21 1/2 in.
titled on The Old Print Shop, New York label on back
Charles Porter...
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THE WARD PEREGRINE FALCONLemuel T. Ward(1896-1984)
Crisfield, MD, 1969
24 1/2 in. tall
"Occasionally, a work of art appears that is a great leap beyond anything that has come before it. To American Wildfowl Art,...
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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...
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"WHITE MALLARD CLUB" PINCH-BREAST PINTAILTheWard 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...
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THE O'BRIEN CHAMBERS WOOD DUCKThomasChambers (1860-1948)
Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada, c. 1900
15 in. long
“There are few, if any, areas in North America which provide such accessible hunting for such a large...
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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...
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EARLY HOLLOW FOLGER GOLDEN PLOVERFolgerFamily
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...
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GRAND CURLEWCharles Sumner Bunn (1865-1952)
Shinnecock,NY, c. 1900
17 1/2 in. long
In 1971 Milton Weiler’s “Classic Shorebird Decoys” portfolio was published with text by William J. Mackey Jr. Across from Weiler’s Plate...
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ARTHUR FITZWILLIAM TAIT (1819-1905)Onthe Qui Vive!, 1871
signed and dated "A.F. Tait N.Y. 1871" lower right
oil on panel, 12 by 16 in.
numbered, titled, signed, and inscribed on back
"On the Qui Vive" is old...
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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...
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WILLIAM EDMONDSON BIRD SCULPTUREWilliamEdmondson (American/Tennessee, c. 1884-1951) carved limestone sculpture of a bird with chiseled side and tailfeathers, perched and extended slightly forward, as if peering...
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LOUIS FUERTES WATERCOLOR PAINTING, WOODPECKERSLouisAgassiz Fuertes (American, 1874-1927) watercolor and gouache on cardstock depicting two Yellow Bellied Sapsuckers perched on the side of a birch tree. The male is depicted...
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GRP: MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART BOOKSLargegroup of reference books, monographs, and catalogs on modern and contemporary art, including works on major movements such as Futurism and Synchromism, and artists including...
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"THE ORIGINAL WATER-COLOR PAINTINGS",AUDUBONFeatured in this lot if a First Edition of, "The Original Water-Color Paintings by John James Audubon for The Birds of America" Two Volumes, American Heritage Publishing...
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RARE BOUND VOLUME OF JOHN ABBOT WATERCOLORS(English/American,1751-circa 1840)
Birds of Georgia, Consisting of the most rare and beautiful kinds, Drawn and Coloured from Nature by John Abbot, 1823, 73 watercolors on wove paper, original...
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20TH C. SPRATLING STERLING SILVER BIRDW/ BELLS BROOCHWilliam Spratling (American/expatriate in Mexico, 1900-1967), Mexico, post 1979 under auspices of Sucesores de William Spratling. A stunning sterling silver...
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WILLIAM DAWSON PAINTING COLORFUL BIRDOUTSIDER ARTISTWilliam Dawson (American, 1901-1990). Acrylic on board painting of a colorful bird, 1985. Signed & dated on lower right. A beautiful painting of a colorful...
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SIGNED 1960S LEONARD BASKIN WOODCUT- GREAT BIRD MANLeonard Baskin (American, 1922-2000). "The Great Bird Man" woodcut, ca. 1963. Signed and titled in pencil below image. One of Leonard Baskin's impressively...
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An American Classical Bird’s Eye MapleDrop-leaf Work Table
CIRCA 1840
Height 28 x width 19 x depth 19 1/2 inches (with leaves dropped)....
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AMERICAN SCHOOL (LATE 19TH/EARLY 20THCENTURY,), THREE WORKS FEATURING BIRDSAMERICAN SCHOOL, Late 19th/Early 20th Century, Three works featuring birds: 1) Hanging game bird. Watercolor, 20.25" x 17". Unframed....
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ANTIQUE NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER, AMERICANWorked in multi-color silk threads on linen, with six alpha- numeric rows above a cartouche containing makers name, age, and date, "Emma C Ritter / Aged 8 years / 1844," and...
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ANTIQUE PICTORIAL NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER,AMERICAN Worked in multi-color silk threads on loose weave linen, upper register with Biblical verse from Isaiah 45:22, "Look unto me / all Ye ends of / the earth an / d...
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RONALD WILLIAM FORDHAM SEARLE, NEW YORK/ ENGLAND, FRANCE (1920-2011), CITY BIRD, 1969, LITHOGRAPH, 26"H X 19 1/2"WRonald William Fordham Searle, New York / England, France, (1920-2011) City Bird, 1969, lithograph...
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KENNETH E. TYLER, AMERICAN (B. 1931),SOLAR BIRD, LITHOGRAPH, 30”H X 22”WKenneth E. Tyler, American, (b. 1931) Solar Bird, lithograph Numbered 12/20 lower left, titled lower middle, signed lower right....
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SARAH RAKES (AMERICAN B. 1955), 'LARGEBIRD WITH GREEN WINGS', 'PAPER DOLLS AND GRAPEVINES' AND 'PEAR TREE AND WILD BIRDS': THREE WORKS, LARGEST: 16 X 20 IN (40.6 X 50.8 CM)Sarah Rakes, (American, b. 1955) 'Large...
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THREE AMERICAN WORKS OF A BIRD ON ABRANCH, OIL ON TIN; A SAMPLER; AND A PRINT OF CROWSThree American Works of a Bird on a Branch, Oil on Tin; a Sampler; and a Print of Crows,...
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MARION HUSE (AMERICAN, 1896-1967), THREEWORKS ON WOOD, INCLUDING: "STYLIZED GIRL HOLDING BIRD", OIL ON WOOD, SIGNED LL, ¾ LENGTH VI...Marion Huse (American, 1896-1967), three works on wood, including: "Stylized...
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FIDELIA BRIDGES, AMERICAN (1834-1923),PORTFOLIO OF 96 ILLUSTRATIONS, 18 X 22 INCHES (EACH SHEET, OVERALL)FIDELIA BRIDGES, American, (1834-1923) Portfolio of 96 Illustrations, 31 sheets mixed media on paper...
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LARGE COLLECTION OF ASSORTED AMERICANART BOOKS ART BOOKS, includes Georgia O'Keefe One Hundred Flowers, Whistler, Modern Masters of Etching Whistler (second vol.), Whistler in Venice, Rockwellkentiana, Color...
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OSCAR HOWE (1915-1983, YANKTONAI DAKOTA),"CAMTE WASTE, NO NO WA" ("GOOD HEART FOREVER"), GOUACHE ON PAPER, SHEET: 18.5" H X 24.625" W; SHEET: 20.25" H X 26.25" WOscar Howe, (1915-1983, Yanktonai Dakota) "Camte...
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Sunlit Corridor Guanajuato by EugenioLandesio Eugenio Landesio (Italian 1809-1879). Oil on canvas signed l.l. and dated 1863; 11.5 x 16.5 in. (sight).Includes an original hand-written label (in French) which...
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157 works by Arthur Fuller (Arthur DavenportFuller, Connecticut, 1889-1967), held in a scrapbook titled "Arthur D. Fuller: Record of his Artistic Career/Compiled by H.K.F" (probably Fuller's daughter);...
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Thomas L. McKenney (American 1785-1859)and James Hall (1793-1868): the George Strother Gaines (1784-1873) Original Subscriber Set of the History of the Indian Tribes of North America 1837-1844 3 vols. in folio...
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