Lot Essay
The Mona Mallard won Best of Show and two silver medals at Ward Foundation Wildfowl Carving and Art Exhibition, Salisbury, Md, October 9, 10, 11, 1981
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DON BRIDDELL, CRISFIELD, MARYLAND
Details
TWO DECORATIVE CARVED AND PAINTED WATERFOWL SCULPTURES
Don Briddell, Crisfield, Maryland
The first, named Mona Mallard in resting posture, with elaborate wing and feather carving; signed by maker and dated 1981; the second, a pintail hen and drake, mounted on weathered wood and sand-covered cherry base, with chipped carved outer ring, constructed on an old wagon wheel, together with, a lithograph entitled "Justice", a portrayal of a Peregrine Falcon and a Blue Jay, signed by artist in lower margin (3)
Don Briddell, Crisfield, Maryland
The first, named Mona Mallard in resting posture, with elaborate wing and feather carving; signed by maker and dated 1981; the second, a pintail hen and drake, mounted on weathered wood and sand-covered cherry base, with chipped carved outer ring, constructed on an old wagon wheel, together with, a lithograph entitled "Justice", a portrayal of a Peregrine Falcon and a Blue Jay, signed by artist in lower margin (3)
Literature
Illustrated in catalogue for Ward Foundation Wildfowl Carving and Art Exhibition, Salisbury, MD, October 9, 10, 11, 1981, p. 20 and 1980 Philadelphia Wildfowl Exposition
Anne Small, Masters of Decorative Bird Carving (Winchester Press, 1981), p. 130.
Anne Small, Masters of Decorative Bird Carving (Winchester Press, 1981), p. 130.