Allen J. King Miniature Green-winged Teal Family

Allen J. King (1878-1963) North Scituate, RI, c. 1940 4 3/4 in. long

A very rare pair of miniature teal with the hen tending to her five ducklings. The vermiculation treatment on the drake's sides is exemplary. Signed "A. J. King" on the side of the base. Original paint with minimal wear.

Literature: Joseph H. Ellis, "Birds in Wood and Paint: American Bird Carvings and their Carvers, 1900-1970," Lebanon, NH, 2009, p. 10, Fig. 1.6, similar miniature illustrated.