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Oliver Lawson Miniature Whistling Swan

Oliver "Tuts" Lawson (b. 1938) Crisfield, MD, 1955

Oliver Lawson – Miniature Whistling Swan – 2017
$600
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $500–$700
Sold Jul 2017at Copley, July 2017

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SpeciesSwanSize8.75"PaintOriginalCarved1955SignedyesFormMiniature

The catalog record

Oliver "Tuts" Lawson (b. 1938) Crisfield, MD, 1955 8 3/4 in. long.

A painted-eye, balsa-bodied bird with raised wings. Signed and dated on the bottom by the maker with the inscription, "My first whistling swan." Original paint with minimal wear, reset wings with touch-up.

Comparable sales

The 5 most recent Oliver Lawson Swans to cross the block.

SoldConditionPaintBrought
16 May 2026——$1,074
Nov 2025ExcellentOriginal$13,200
Nov 2023ExcellentOriginal$6,000
Feb 2023ExcellentOriginal$25,200
Mar 2022—Original$9,000

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