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Elmer Crowell Miniature Jack Curlew

A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1910

Elmer Crowell – Miniature Jack Curlew – 2011
$12,650
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $4,000–$5,000over estimate
Sold Jul 2011at Copley, July 2011

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SpeciesCurlewPaintOriginalFormMiniature

The catalog record

A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1910 Hudsonian curlews were referred to as "jack curlews" by nineteenth-century gunners, we now know them as whimbrels. This miniature curlew is one of the maker's finest and earliest examples. Identified on the bottom as a "Jack Curlew" in handwritten script. The pigment and pattern is nearly identical to that seen on the life-size running curlew, Lot 380. Crowell’s earliest miniatures, like this carving, were mounted on small delicate bases. Outstanding original paint with the very tip of the primaries lightly blunted.

Provenance: William V. Tripp III Collection

Provenance

William V. Tripp III Collection

Comparable sales

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

SoldConditionPaintBrought
Jul 2026ExcellentOriginal$51,000
Apr 2026MintOriginal$192,000
Apr 2026ExcellentOriginal$138,000
Feb 2026—Original$2,880
Nov 2025ExcellentOriginal$114,000

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