Allen J. King Miniature Eurasian Widgeon Pair

Allen J. King (1878-1963) North Scituate, RI, c. 1940 A rare species by the maker signed "A. J. King" on the side of the natural wood base. Original paint. The drake has a reset head and the hen has a primary wing tip missing.

Provenance: Eve DuPont Remer Collection, purchased at the Crossroads of Sport Private Collection, by descent in the family

Literature: Joseph H. Ellis, "Birds in Wood and Paint: American Bird Carvings and Their Carvers, 1900-1970," Lebanon, NH, 2009, p. 107, Fig. 11.2, similar pair illustrated.

Provenance

Eve DuPont Remer Collection, purchased at the Crossroads of Sport Private Collection, by descent in the family