The Kolar Collection Online
Description:
Large Joseph Moyer Folk Art Carved and Painted Bird, Pennsylvania, late 19th century, the yellow bird with brown and white wings and body details, wire legs, perched on a branch base, ht. 6 in.
Literature: Just for Nice, Carving and Whittling Magic of Southeastern Pennsylvania, p. 48, no. 178.
Exhibitions: Just for Nice, Carving and Whittling Magic of Southeastern Pennsylvania, The Historical Society of Berks County, Pennsylvania, March-September 1991.
Estimate $1,500-2,500
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