Large Carved and Painted Wooden Sperm Whale Plaque

Description:

Large Carved and Painted Wooden Sperm Whale Plaque, Clark G. Voorhees, Jr. (1911-1980),Old Lyme, Connecticut, and Weston, Vermont, third quarter 20th century, signed with impressed artist's conjoined initials "CV" and "C. VOORHEES" on the reverse, ht. 10, lg. 35 3/4 in.
Estimate $4,000-6,000

Minute bump on tips of whale tail.


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