A CARVED, PAINTED AND GILT SPREAD-WINGED EAGLE WITH BANNER
A CARVED, PAINTED AND GILT SPREAD-WINGED EAGLE WITH BANNER

ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN HALEY BELLAMY, (1836-1914), KITTERY POINT, ME; CHARLESTOWN, MA; PORTSMOUTH, NH; EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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A CARVED, PAINTED AND GILT SPREAD-WINGED EAGLE WITH BANNER
Attributed to John Haley Bellamy, (1836-1914), Kittery Point, ME; Charlestown, MA; Portsmouth, NH; early 20th century
Carved in half-round with articulated feathers, eyes, beak, and tongue, the eagle's head turned up and facing proper right, issuing a banner from its beak reading "LIVE AND LET LIVE" flanked by stars, with outspread wings
6in. high, 44in. wide, 3in. deep

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