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Rare Miniature Screech Owl Pair, Allen J. King

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Rare Miniature Screech Owl Pair, Allen J. King

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Rare Miniature Screech Owl Pair
Allen J. King (1878-1963)
North Scituate, RI, c. 1940
9 in. tall

An exceedingly rare and well-executed pair of tiny raptors. The grey morph owl is alert with a turned head and raised wings perched on a branch. The red morph bird shows sleepy eyes as it rests in the safety of a tree cavity. The composition is signed by the maker on the side of the trunk.

Miniature collector and author Joseph Ellis chose a related King raptor pair as the lead feature on the front dust-jacket cover of his book about American miniature bird carvings.
Original paint with minimal wear.

Literature: Joseph Ellis, “Birds in Wood and Paint,” Hanover, NH, 2009, front cover and pp. 108-113, King carvings illustrated and discussed.

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Rare Miniature Screech Owl Pair, Allen J. King

Name: Rare Miniature Screech Owl Pair, Allen J. King
SKU: 121780249
Price: 17000 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $6,000 - $9,000

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