A few examples of appraisal values for
MURRAY T BIRD

• Mose Tolliver (American 1919-2006)
  Mose Tolliver (American 1919-2006) acrylic on wood untitled (Blk bird) abstract black bird in flight 9'' h. x 9'' w. [Sold to benefit a New England Museum/Institution]
• ROBINSON MURRAY MODERNIST
  ROBINSON MURRAY MODERNIST SEAGULLS PAINTING Massachusetts,1890-1984Untitled modernist composition of a flock of animated seagulls convening along sandy shores. Murray earned a degree in Studio Art graduating from Harvard University in 1912 to pursue a career in commercial art. He quickly left the commercial art world to enlist in the Army and serve during WWI where he'd become a distinguished soldier while continuing to paint in the field. After the war Murray returned to commercial work until his retirement in 1960 when he turned to focus on modern abstract art. During the period of 1960 to 1980 Murray exhibited at the John F. Kennedy Building, Boston and the Copley Society within Boston City Hall.
• Thomas Murray pencil drawing
  Thomas Murray pencil drawing young boy signed and dated 1891 image area 15'' x 11''
• MOSE TOLLIVER FOLK ART BIRD
  MOSE TOLLIVER FOLK ART BIRD PAINTING Alabama1920-2006Depicts a large orange bird with open beak against a stark white background. Tolliver started out as a gardener, eventually given free reign to design flower beds as well as painting houses. After becoming injured, Tolliver was encouraged by Raymond McLendon, a client of his to take up oil painting.
• RICHARD MURRAY (1948- ), BULL MOOSE
  RICHARD MURRAY (1948- ), BULL MOOSE Fine Art
• Mose Tolliver (American 1919-2006)
  Mose Tolliver (American 1919-2006) acrylic on wood untitled (Pink Bird) pink bird with stick in mouth 5 7/8'' h. x 18 1/8'' w. [Sold to benefit a New England Museum/Institution]
• Valentin Tikhonovich
  Valentin Tikhonovich (Soviet/Belarusian 1909-1978) Lot consisting of: "Birds' Hurly-Burly" ink/watercolor/pencil on paper signed and approved for publishing on the back; original illustration for the children's book "In Birds' Village" by M.Krochka ca. 1950s apprx. 6-1/4" x 7-3/8"; "Crow and Duck" ink/watercolor/pencil on paper original illustration for a children's book unsigned apprx. 9-1/8" x 3-1/2"; "Swallows in the Sky above Their Shore Nests" ink/watercolor/pencil original illustration for the children's book dated 28.08.48 approved for publication on the back apprx. 9" x 6-7/8"; "Two Swallows in Their Nest" ink/watercolor/pencil original illustration for the children's book dated 28.08.48 approved for publication on the back apprx. 9" x 6-7/8"; "Stork in the Sky" watercolor/pencil on paper original illustration for children magazine "Birch Tree" #9 unsigned apprx. 6" x 8-1/4"; "Two Crossbills in the Nest" ink/watercolor/gouache/pencil original illustration for the children's magazine "Rainbow" #1 unsigned dated 06.57 on the back apprx. 6-7/8" x 7-1/4". All inscriptions in Cyrillic.
• MURRAY GRIFFIN (AUSTRALIA,
  MURRAY GRIFFIN (AUSTRALIA, 1903-1992) "Two Gulls", limited edition colored linocut print, #7/27, pencil signed and dated '51 lower right in margin, titled center, with Australian Galleries label affixed verso, in a wooden frame with French ruled mat, glazed, OS: 22" x 24", Image: 10 3/4" x 13 3/4".
• (2) ROGER TORY PETERSON (1908-1996)
  (2) ROGER TORY PETERSON (1908-1996) BIRD PRINTS(lot of 2) Framed offset lithographs on paper, after Roger Tory Peterson (Connecticut, 1908-1996), comprising: (1) Flamingos, signed in print lower right; (1) Egrets, signed in print lower right; sight: approx 25.5"h, 19.25"w, overall: 36.5"h, 29"w; 24lbs total
• Minton Flights of Fantasy Marua
  Minton Flights of Fantasy Marua Bird (Chip) and Tapu Bird Minton Shalimar Swan Squirrel Mouse Cockhen Cat Fox and Polar Bear (Chip to Polar Bear) (9)
• SPRUANCE Benton Murdoch (American
  SPRUANCE Benton Murdoch (American 1904-1967): ''Bird Cage'' Color Lithograph sight size 23'' x 16'' signed lower right and dated '55 titled in margin edition of 35 nicely framed 29 1/2 x 23 1/2''.
• MORRIS, BEVERLEY R. BRITISH GAME
  MORRIS, BEVERLEY R. BRITISH GAME BIRDS AND WILDFOWL London: Groombridge, [n.d.], 4to, 60 hand-coloured engraved plates, tissue guards, original green pictorial cloth, hinges a little weak
• * (AUDUBON JOHN JAMES after) LOATES
  * (AUDUBON JOHN JAMES after) LOATES MURPHY BERNARD The Birds of America. Text by R.D. James. Tyron Mint 1987-1988. Double Elephant Folio publisher's wooden folding case shipping box. Limited edition one of 1 000 copies with four color lithographs by Loates after Audubon signed and numbered in pencil including The Great Egret The Sandhill Crane The Key West Quail Dove and The Blue-Winged Warbler each preceded by a text description and an embossed tissue guard.
• THREE BIRD PRINTS, RAY HARM.
  THREE BIRD PRINTS, RAY HARM. American, 1926-2015. Offset lithographs on paper, signed, one dated 1981. "Lazuli Bunting", "Vermilion Flycatcher" and "Cardinal". Matching frames, 21.75"h. 19.75"w.
• Murray Tinkelman (American b. 1933)
  Murray Tinkelman (American b. 1933) Untitled carved wood signed Murray Tinkleman (verso) 31 x 48 inches.
• William Mozart McVey (American
  William Mozart McVey (American 1905-1995) Shore Bird. Bronze sculpture of a bird with long beak and twiggy legs artist's monogram below the wingtip. The sculpture is attached to a wood base.
• BIRD PRINT BY J. GOULD AND H.C.
  BIRD PRINT BY J. GOULD AND H.C. RICHTER. Handcolored engraving on paper. Large folio of yellow songbirds Parus Major. 29''h. 21''w.
• Morris (Beverley), British Games
  Morris (Beverley), British Games Birds and Wildfowl, London: Groombridge and Sons, circa 1855, small folio, illustrated with sixty coloured plates, cotemporary green cloth
• (6 VOLS) 'HISTORY OF BRITISH
  (6 VOLS) 'HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS,' MORRIS, 1851(6 vols) "The History of British Birds," by the Reverend Francis Orpen Morris (Anglo-Irish, 1810-1893), Groombridge and Sons, London, 1851, containing colored engravings, quarter leather binding, with gilt lettering and accents, marbleized exterior and interior covers, largest: approx 9.75"h, 6.75"w, 2"d, 16.75lbs total **Provenance: A prominent Houstonian's River Oaks Estate**
• ATTR. TO MOSE TOLLIVER HORSE & BIRD
  ATTR. TO MOSE TOLLIVER HORSE & BIRD FOLK ART, O/B Attributed to Mose Tolliver (aka Mose T, American/Alabama 1925-2006), "Saddlin' Horse with a French Bird," oil on wood depicting, a blue horse with red eyes, with a bird above the horse, all on a gray background with dots, apparently unsigned, titled en verso, unframed. Approx. overall h. 16.5", w. 23.5", d. 0.25".
• 1 vol. + 1 portfolio. (Bird & Bull
  1 vol. + 1 portfolio. (Bird & Bull Press): Taylor, W. Thomas; Morris, Henri. Twenty-One Years of Bird & Bull: A Bibliography, 1958-1979. N.p.: Bird & Bull Press, 1980. #95/150. 8vo, orig. 1/4 mustard morocco & cloth; minor wear. * Portfolio holding Bird & Bull Press specimens & ephemera, 4to beige cloth portfolio. Fine in beige cloth clamshell box with orange morocco spine label.
• ROBINSON MURRAY ABSTRACT TALL
  ROBINSON MURRAY ABSTRACT TALL TREE PAINTING Massachusetts1890-1984Titled "Tall Tree", a modernist composition of black and white angular shapes over green. Murray earned a degree in Studio Art graduating from Harvard University in 1912 to pursue a career in commercial art. He quickly left the commercial art world to enlist in the Army and serve during WWI where he'd become a distinguished soldier while continuing to paint in the field. After the war Murray returned to commercial work until his retirement in 1960 when he turned to focus on modern abstract art. During the period of 1960 to 1980 Murray exhibited at the John F. Kennedy Building, Boston and the Copley Society within Boston City Hall.
• MOSE TOLLIVER(American/Alabama,
  MOSE TOLLIVER(American/Alabama, 1918-2006) Birds, signed "MOSET", paint on board, 21-1/2 x 23 in.; unframed Condition: edges of board are rough, likely as made, soda can flip top hanger, some separation along bottom edge
• RICHARD MURRAY (1948-), SNOWY OWL
  RICHARD MURRAY (1948-), SNOWY OWL Title: Richard Murray (1948-), Snowy Owl Medium: oil on board Dimensions: 19 x 24 Frame dimensions: 24 1/2 x 29 1/2 x 1 1/4
• *Marion Young (American 20th
  *Marion Young (American 20th century) Chasing Birds composite edition 343/350; inscribed M. Young and dated Height 22 3/4 inches.
• MEYER Henry Leonard (British
  MEYER Henry Leonard (British 1797-1865): Volume 3 only of his book series titled ''British Birds'' with approx. 63 of the original 78 hand painted lithograph plates remaining. This volume encompasses Water and Shore birds of England. Published 1837 by Longman Brown Green and Longmans London.CONDITION: In need of substantial conservation. Please call for condition.
• RICHARD MURRAY (1948- ), SHELDUCK
  RICHARD MURRAY (1948- ), SHELDUCK Title: Richard Murray (1948- ), Shelduck Medium: oil on board Dimensions: 21 x 24 Framed dimension: 26 x 29 x 1 1/4
• ANATOLE KRASNYANSKY
  ANATOLE KRASNYANSKY (AMERICAN/UKRANIAN B. 1930), BLUE BIRD, 8/50, SERIGRAPH IN COLOR, FRAMED, 57-3/4 X 44-1/2 INCHESAnatole Krasnyansky (American/Ukranian b. 1930), Blue Bird, 8/50, Serigraph in Color, Framed, 57-3/4 x 44-1/2 inches
• William Mozart McVey (American
  William Mozart McVey (American 1905-1995) Shore Bird. Bronze sculpture of a bird with long beak and twiggy legs. The sculpture is attached to a wood base. Measures approx. 11-1/2"T at the highest point and 8-1/4"W x 4"D".
• MITCHELL Clifford. Oil/Masonite
  MITCHELL Clifford. Oil/Masonite ''Birds Feeding.''Signed and dated 59 lower left. Signed and titled verso. Aldrich Award 1960 Silvermine Guild of Artists label verso. Clifford Mitchell African American b. 1925. From a storage warehouse. Dimensions: 32'' high x 22'' wide. Condition: Generally good dirty varnish.
• BIRD PLATESterling
  BIRD PLATESterling
• RANDY MCCURDY (AMERICAN, 20TH C.)
  RANDY MCCURDY (AMERICAN, 20TH C.) "THE BIRD NEST" OIL ON CANVAS, A BAREFOOT WOMAN EXAMINES A BIRD NEST IN THE LOW BRANCHES OF A TREE...Randy McCurdy (American, 20th C.) "The Bird Nest" oil on canvas, a barefoot woman examines a bird nest in the low branches of a tree, signed lower left corner, unframed, wear consistent with age, ss: 11" h. x 14" w. [McCurdy is a PA artist specializing in Romantic Realism and owns a studio in East Central PA]
• CARROLL SARGENT TYSON JR.
  CARROLL SARGENT TYSON JR. (1877-1956)"Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo Platypterus) with Red Squirrel," 1918 color print, 28 by 21 in. from the portfolio "Twenty Birds of Mt. Desert Island" Provenance: The Estate of Ann Dickinson Dale
• Bill Keating (20th century) Three
  Bill Keating (20th century) Three Birds 1974 aluminum 16 1/4 x 12 1/2 inches.
• ''History of British Birds'' Vol.
  ''History of British Birds'' Vol. I-VI by the Rev. F.O. Morris BA. London 1870.E
• TWO SHORE BIRDS. American late
  TWO SHORE BIRDS. American late 20th century wood. Plover with original paint stamped ''JW Murray'' 13''h. with base and a curlew with distressed paint 13''h. with driftwood base. Ex Gus Knapp (Ohio) and ex Charles Momchilov (Ohio).