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A. Elmer Crowell Life Sized Chickadee

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Exceptional Bobwhite Quail Pair, A. Elmer Crowell: A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, 1938 male is 8 in. long and female is 7 ½ in. longbase is 14 in. long "The strangest sight Mr. Crowell has seen during his long life concerned with bird

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Chickadee, Arnold T. Melbye (1909-2000): Arnold T. Melbye (1909-2000) South Yarmouth, MA, c. 1970 3 1/4 in. tall A chickadee perched on a wooden base with a carved sunflower seed. Melbye, a builder by trade, followed in Elmer Crowell's foots

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Exceptional Woodcock, A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952): Exceptional Woodcock A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1928 9 1/2 in. long This woodcock represents one of the maker's finest representations of the species. Accordingly, it was select

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Set of 22 Miniature Shorebirds, A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952): Set of 22 Miniature Shorebirds A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1930 largest is 4 3/4 in. long Crowell created three different sets of miniature birds, twenty-five ducks, twenty-five

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The Payson Crowell Preening Dowitcher, A. Elmer Crowell: The Payson Crowell Preening Dowitcher A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1935 7 in. long, 8 in. tall This exceedingly rare Crowell is making its market debut, coming directly from a des

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Kingfisher with Yellow Perch, A. Elmer Crowell: Kingfisher with Yellow Perch A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1935 7 1/2 in. long A rare Crowell kingfisher mantel carving with a dropped tail and a fish held in its bill. It is notew

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The Sherer Running Willet Decoy, A. Elmer Crowell: The Sherer Running Willet A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1910 13 in. long Born in East Harwich, Massachusetts, Elmer Crowell possessed an early fascination with ornithology and hunt

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Sherer Rig Golden Plover Decoy, A. Elmer Crowell: A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1910 10 in. long Born in East Harwich, Massachusetts, Elmer Crowell possessed an early fascination with ornithology and hunting. These passions led to

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The Payson Crowell Greater Yellowlegs, A. Elmer Crowell: The Payson Crowell Greater Yellowlegs A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1920 12 in. long Anthony Elmer Crowell was born in 1862 in the town of East Harwich, Massachusetts, the son of a

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Sherer Rig Black-Bellied Plover Decoy, A. Elmer Crowell: A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1910 10 in. long This well-fed working black-belled plover decoy features Elmer Crowell's plump and upright pose and impeccable provenance. It was fin

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Miniature Golden Pheasant, A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952): Miniature Golden Pheasant A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1910 5 in. long A rare and exceptional miniature golden pheasant with carved tail feathers and intricate prismatic plumage.

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Miniature Bluebird, A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952): A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1910 1 3/4 in. tall This lot and the following Sherer Collection miniature lots represent some of the earliest and best condition songbirds we have ev

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Miniature Dowitcher, A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952): Miniature Dowitcher A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1930 3 1/4 in. tall A bright breeding dowitcher miniature displaying the maker's rectangular stamp and inked species designation o

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Miniature Dunlin, A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952): Miniature Dunlin A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1930 2 3/4 in. tall The underside bear's Crowell's rectangular stamp and the species' name "Redback Sandpiper" in ink. Original paint

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Miniature Scarlet Tanager, A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952): A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1910 2 1/4 in. tall A superb early miniature standing scarlet tanager with the maker’s circular stamp on the underside and a paper label with the sp

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Miniature Greater Yellowlegs, A. Elmer Crowell: Miniature Greater Yellowlegs A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1930 4 in. tall This carving displays the maker's rectangular stamp and inked species designation on the bottom. Original

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East Harwich, MA, tack eyes, strong original paint with excellent detail & patina, dropped tail with raised wingtips, mounted on pine cone as if it was extracting a seed, wire legs run through the pine cone and wrapped around branch at bottom, sold by Decoys Unlimited July 2013 lot 405D, 4"L x 5"T, est. 3,000 - 5,000

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A. Elmer Crowell Life Sized Chickadee

Name: A. Elmer Crowell Life Sized Chickadee
SKU: 112440017
Price: 3250 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $100 - $20,000

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