George Boyd Miniature Great Blue Heron Pair

George Boyd (1873-1941) Seabrook, NH, c. 1920 A very rare and charismatic Boyd pair displaying two dynamic poses. Much of Boyd's youth was spent in the surrounding marshes of Seabrook, New Hampshire, and Boyd’s time in the field undoubtedly inspired these carvings. The birds’ legs are set into birdseye maple bases. Both have applied heads and tack eyes. In original paint with some craquelure; both have professional repairs to bills. The crested bird has a very small rub to the right side and an age line at one leg joint; replaced crown. The other bird has a slight rub to the left side; age lines between putty on legs and body.

Provenance: Private Collection, Pennsylvania

Literature: Jim Cullen, Finely Carved and Nicely Painted: The Life, Art and Decoys of George H. Boyd, Seabrook, NH, 1873-1941, Rye, NH, 2009, pp. 66 and 77-78.

Provenance

Private Collection, Pennsylvania