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Elmer Crowell Life-size Killdeer

A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1928

Elmer Crowell – Life-Size Killdeer – 2008
$29,900
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $25,000–$35,000
Sold Jul 2008at Copley, July 2008

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SpeciesPloverSignedyes

The catalog record

A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1928 An exemplary killdeer with carved raised primaries and incised tail feathers. Exhibits Crowell's best blended "wet on wet" dry brush feather technique. Crowell's rectangular stamp and signed on bottom of base, in ink, in Elmer’s best script, “A.E. Crowell, Maker, Cape Cod." near mint

Literature: Brian Cullity, The Songless Aviary, Hyannis, MA, 1992, pp. 79-81.

Comparable sales

The 5 most recent Elmer Crowell Plovers to cross the block.

SoldConditionPaintBrought
Jul 2026Mint—$36,000
Jul 2026ExcellentOriginal$32,400
Jul 2026ExcellentOriginal$25,200
Jul 2026—Original$22,800
Jul 2026—Original$21,000

Same maker and species, most recent first. Prices include the buyer's premium. All Elmer Crowell sales