Lot Essay
For related carving by the Southeastern Lancaster County carver, see Machmer, p. 34, figs. 113-120.
Details
TWO PAINTED AND CHIP-CARVED BIRDS
SOUTHEASTERN LANCASTER COUNTY CARVER, LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, 19TH CENTURY
The first black, orange and olive painted tilted bird mounted on a jar, the second carved in the round with stylized feathers, with remnants of original white paint--5¼in. high, 2½in. wide, 5¼in. long; 2¾in. high (2)
SOUTHEASTERN LANCASTER COUNTY CARVER, LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, 19TH CENTURY
The first black, orange and olive painted tilted bird mounted on a jar, the second carved in the round with stylized feathers, with remnants of original white paint--5¼in. high, 2½in. wide, 5¼in. long; 2¾in. high (2)
Literature
Machmer, p. 35, nos. 119 and 120