A CARVED, PAINTED, AND GILDED SPREAD-WING EAGLE
A CARVED, PAINTED, AND GILDED SPREAD-WING EAGLE

ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN HALE BELLAMY(1836-1914), KITTERY POINT, MAINE, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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A CARVED, PAINTED, AND GILDED SPREAD-WING EAGLE
Attributed to John Hale Bellamy(1836-1914), Kittery Point, Maine, late 19th-early 20th century
Spread-winged with articulated feathers and grasping a billowing American flag
21¾in. high, 35in. wide

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For similar examples see Robert Bishop, American Folk Sculpture, (New York, 1974), p. 173, fig. 315, Adele Earnset Folk Art in America (Exton, Pennsylvanina, 1984) p.50 and Sotheby's, New York, 30 January, 1995, lot 1794
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