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Elmer Crowell Life-size Preening Lesser Yellowlegs

A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1940

Elmer Crowell – Life-Size Preening Lesser Yellowlegs – 2009
$26,450
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $15,000–$25,000over estimate
Sold Jul 2009at Copley, July 2009

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SpeciesYellowlegsPosePreenerConditionExcellentSignedyes

The catalog record

A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1940 In a rare preening position with resting wings, unlike most of Crowell's preening yellowlegs which featured inset raised wings. The pattern for this carving is in the permanent collection of the Heritage Museum and Gardens in Sandwich, Massachusetts. This is one of the only Crowell carvings with this pattern to have surfaced. Nicely rendered "clam shell" base. Signed "A.E. Crowell, Cape Cod" and bears the maker's rectangular stamp on the bottom. In excellent original condition.

Provenance: Private Collection, Massachusetts

Provenance

Private Collection, Massachusetts

Comparable sales

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

SoldConditionPaintBrought
Jul 2026—Original$45,000
Jul 2026—Original$16,800
Jul 2026ExcellentOriginal$16,800
Jul 2026ExcellentOriginal$12,600
Jul 2026—Original$5,400

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