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Elmer Crowell Piping Plover

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

Elmer Crowell – Piping Plover – 2012
$2,760
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $5,000–$7,000under estimate
Sold Jul 2012at Copley, July 2012

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SpeciesPloverPaintOriginal

The catalog record

A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1940 A life-size mantel carving with the maker's rectangular stamp on the bottom. Piping plover historically were, and continue to be, infrequently seen along the Atlantic tidewater. Consequently Crowell carved very few birds of this species.

Original paint with touch-up to two toes, thighs and a few paint flakes on the head.

Provenance: Stephen H. Churchill Collection

Literature: Brian Cullity, "The Songless Aviary: The World of A.E. Crowell & Son," Sandwich, MA, 1992, p. 81, similar bird illustrated.

Provenance

Stephen H. Churchill Collection

Comparable sales

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

SoldConditionPaintBrought
Jul 2026Mint—$36,000
Jul 2026ExcellentOriginal$32,400
Jul 2026ExcellentOriginal$25,200
Jul 2026—Original$22,800
Jul 2026—Original$21,000

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