Polychrome Painted Bird on a Branch Carving

Description:

Polychrome Painted Bird on a Branch Carving, "Bernier the Lumberman," Saco/Biddeford, Maine, c. 1900, the red and blue bird with white spots holding a berry in its beak mounted on a green and white branch and stand, ht. 9 1/4 in.

Provenance: Purchased at an antiques show in Burlington, Vermont.
The Arthur & Sybil Kern Collection of American Folk Art
Estimate $600-800


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