$300
Brought, including buyer's premium
Hammer $250Estimate $500–$700under estimate
Sold 25 Jan 2025at American Sporting Auctions, 25 Jan 2025
SpeciesHerring GullSize4"Carved1940Signedyes
The catalog record
Robert Morse (1920-1960) Ellsworth, ME, c. 1940's 4" tall
Very well preserved alert herring gull standing atop a piece of driftwood applied to a wood carved domed base by one of New Englands master miniaturists. Carved in and painted eyes with delicate bill detail and crossed wing tips. Painted metal legs and feet. Signed on the bottom with the species name written in ink. The original '5' in pencil is still on the underside, marking the original $5 that the carving sold for. Condition: Near mint
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