Exceptionally rare early whistling swan miniature by A. E. Crowell, East Harwich, MA in XOC. Plump body with a pulled back head and neck seen in the earliest miniature carvings by Crowell. "W. Swan" in pencil on the bottom of the carved wooden "stone" base. This is the only miniature swan by Crowell we have seen. 3500-6500 Provenance: Talbot collection.
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Decoys Unlimited Inc Annual Summer Sale
8:00 AM PT - Jul 21st, 2008
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Decoys Unlimited, Inc.
PO Box 206
West Barnstable, MA 02668-0206
West Barnstable, MA 02668-0206
