Sold for:
$11,500
$11,500
Carved and polychrome painted bird by the "Deco-Tex" carver, ca. 1870 , with stylized sleek body with brown crest feathers and black and brown wooden wings and tail, all supported by a domed plinth with black and yellow panels, 5 3/4" h. This example is pictured in Machmer's Just For Nice , #129, p. 37. For a similar example, see lot 115, of the Paul Flack sale, Pook & Pook, Oct. 28, 2000.
Auctioneer:
Pook & Pook
Date:
2002-09-21
