George Roberts Preening Bluebill Hen

George Roberts Bellport, Long Island, NY, c. 1920 Cork body with beautifully carved preening head and glass eyes. From the "Manning" rig and so stamped on the keel.

George Roberts greatly influenced the work of John H.B. Boyle, a fellow Long Island carver who worked between the 1920s and 1950s. In wonderful dry original paint with even craquelure throughout the whole bird.

Provenance: Stephen B. O'Brien, Sr. Collection

Literature: E. Townsend, Gunners Paradise, Stony Brook, NY, 1979, p. 26.

Provenance

Stephen B. O'Brien, Sr. Collection