Jess Blackstone Miniature Carved Painted Bunting Figure

Description:

Jess Blackstone Miniature Carved Painted Bunting Figure, New Hampshire, c. 1950, carved wooden bird with scratch-feather surface, mounted on a rock-form base, identified, signed "JB," and numbered "1" on the base, ht. 2 3/8 in.

Provenance: Acquired from Jess Blackstone's widow, Edie Blackstone.
Estimate $400-600

Very minor minute paint loss on bill tip

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