Live Auction 1663Fine American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver and Prints
A GILT AND SILVERED BRONZE SPREAD-WING EAGLE
Lot 157PROPERTY FROM THE ROYAL AND SUNALLIANCE COLLECTION

A GILT AND SILVERED BRONZE SPREAD-WING EAGLE

ATTRIBUTED TO WHEELER WILLIAMS (1897-1972), AMERICAN, CIRCA 1950

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A GILT AND SILVERED BRONZE SPREAD-WING EAGLE
Attributed to Wheeler Williams (1897-1972), American, Circa 1950
10 in. high, 8¾ in. wide

Specialist note

Born in Chicago, Wheeler graduated with honors from Yale University in 1919 and earned a Master of Architecture degree from Harvard in 1922. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago with sculptor Albin Polasek and also studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris.