Lot 1328
Two Carved and Painted Wood Shore Birds
Sale 1060 - American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts
Lots 1001-1304
Sep 14, 2022 10:00AM ET
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Sep 15, 2022 10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$1,500 - 3,000
Price Realized
$1,375
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Lot Description
Two Carved and Painted Wood Shore Birds
Attributed to Chief Cuffee, Shinnecock, Long Island, Circa 1910
comprising a Hudsonian Curlew and a Sickle Billed Curlew, one inscribed in pencil on the underside Chief Eugene Cuffee Shinnecock Indian Guide Southampton, L.I. 1866-1941 CA. 1910, each raised on stand.
Length of longer 16 inches; length of other 14 1/4 inches.

Provenance:
RJG Antiques, Rye, New Hampshire
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