拍品 109
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A CARVED AND PAINTED SPREADWING EAGLE
A CARVED AND PAINTED SPREADWING EAGLE

ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN HALEY BELLAMY (1836-1914), KITTERY POINT, MAINE, LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A CARVED AND PAINTED SPREADWING EAGLE
Attributed to John Haley Bellamy (1836-1914), Kittery Point, Maine, late 19th century
The spreadwing eagle with upturned neck and articulated eyes, beak, tongue, feathers and talons, grasping an olive branch, a red, white, silver and blue-painted star and stripe-decorated shield and clutching a billowing American flag
32in. high, 19in. wide

拍品专文

For further information on Bellamy, see Smith, John Haley Bellamy, Carver of Eagles (Portsmouth, NH, 1982). For related eagles attributed to Bellamy, see Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc., New York City, The Garbisch Collection, Vol. IV, 23-25 May 1980, lot 875; The American Heritage Auction of Americana, 27-30 January 1982, lot 930; and Americana, 13 March 1982, lot 63.