Armand Carney Two Shorebirds and A Skimmer

Armand Carney (1936-2008) Tuckerton, NJ, c. 1980 A life-size American avocet, a black-necked stilt, and a black skimmer. Realistically detailed carvings by this twenty-five-year exhibitor in the Easton Waterfowl Festival's Gold Room, which has showcased America's finest decorative bird carvers for decades. Each carving is signed and dated on the bottom of the base. All three are in original condition.

Provenance: Edward C. German Collection

Literature: Allan Liu, ed.,"The American Sporting Collector's Handbook," Tulsa, OK, 1982, p. 92, exact bird (avocet) illustrated.

Provenance

Edward C. German Collection