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Bill Gibian Preening Red-breasted Merganser

William Gibian (b.1946), Onancock, Virginia

Bill Gibian – Preening Red Breasted Merganser – 2024
$1,920
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $1,200–$1,800over estimate
Sold Sep 2024at Guyette & Deeter, September 2024
SpeciesPreening Red-breasted MerganserPosePreenerSize15"ConditionExcellentPaintOriginal

The catalog record

Excellent preening red-breasted merganser. Hollow carved with relief wing and tail feather carving. Extended crest feathers and comb feather paint detail. Business card under plexiglass on the underside, dated 2011 and indicates this is only the second preening merganser carved by the artist. "Gibian" carving in underside. Measures 15" long.

Comparable sales

The 1 most recent Bill Gibian Preening Red-breasted Merganser to cross the block.

SoldConditionPaintBrought
Dec 2024ExcellentOriginal$1,920

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