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Lewis Webb Hill Miniature Canvasback

Dr. Lewis Webb Hill (1889-1968) Boston, MA, c. 1930

Lewis Webb Hill – Miniature Canvasback – 2023
$240
Brought, including buyer's premium
Sold Feb 2023at Copley, February 2023

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SpeciesCanvasbackPoseSwimmingSize7.5"PaintOriginalFormMiniature

The catalog record

Dr. Lewis Webb Hill (1889-1968) Boston, MA, c. 1930 7 1/2 in. long

A seven-and-one-half-inch swimming canvasback carving on a weighted wooden rectangular base. The carving displays glass eyes, a detailed bill, and raised wing carving with an impressed oval "Hill" stamp on the top of the base. Original paint with light wear.

Provenance: Michael Boxer Collection

Literature: Joseph H. Ellis, "Birds in Wood and Paint," Lebanon, NH, 2009, p. 163, similar carving illustrated.

Provenance

Michael Boxer Collection

Comparable sales

The 1 most recent Lewis Webb Hill Canvasback to cross the block.

SoldConditionPaintBrought
Jul 2013——$690

Same maker and species, most recent first. Prices include the buyer's premium. All Lewis Webb Hill sales