George Boyd Miniature Great Blue Heron Pair

George Boyd (1873-1941) Seabrook, NH, c. 1930 A difficult-to-find Boyd species, the taller carving is almost six inches high. Both display tack eyes, inquisitive postures, and chamfered-edge cedar bases. Both are in original paint. One has a paint rub, the other an age line at the neck seam.

Literature: Jim Cullen, "Finely Carved and Nicely Painted: The Life, Art and Decoys of George H. Boyd, Seabrook, NH, 1873-1941," Rye, NH, 2009, pp. 66 and 77, similar birds illustrated.