Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2538BLocation: BostonDate / Time: March 06, 2011 11:00AM
Description:
Carved, Gilded, and Painted Wooden Federal Eagle Wall Plaque, attributed to the Artistic Carving Co., Boston, c. 1950, the spreadwing eagle holding a blue-painted banner inscribed "E PLURIBUS UNUM," its talons clutching an American shield, ht. 26, wd. 71 in.
Estimate $5,000-7,000