Lot 106 - Vintage Carved Stone Bird in Flight with Incised Feather Detail, from an Inuit Art Collection, 9" L

Lot 106 - Vintage Carved Stone Bird in Flight with Incised Feather Detail, from an Inuit Art Collection, 9" LVintage carved stone bird figure depicted in flight with swept back wings and a split tail. The body and wings feature incised crescent shaped feather patterning, with parallel line detailing along the wing tips and tail. The bird has carved circular eyes and a hooked beak. This piece was acquired from a collection of Inuit art; however, no documentation accompanies the piece to verify its origin or authenticity as Inuit work. It is offered as found

A very clean example of late 19th-century Victorian seating furniture

The print is housed in a wood frame with rope-twist molding

contrasting the rustic shaft with a decorative metal grip

Mortgage Syndicate

Pars Inferior

" The silver shows overall tarnish and patina

Dimensions range in size from 8-1/4" x 5-1/4" to 5-1/2" x 2-1/2"

Color plates include butterflies

with a carved intaglio depicting Hermes / Mercury in profile wearing a winged helmet

Isle of Shoals

It was likely originally mounted on a door

The smaller is a cast iron block plane with a wooden knob