102 . OUTSTANDING AMERICAN LIFE SIZE CARVED PINE EAGLE SCULPTURE , PHILADELPHIA , ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM RUSH , 1st quarter of the 19th century , a marked resemblance to an eagle which Rush carved for the Hibernia Engine Co . of Philadelphia about 1810 ( currently in the Philadelphia Museum of Art ), the natural finish exposes its natural wood graining which enhances the effect of the fine carving . Standing on a rock formation paused to take flight , exuding power and grace at the same time . Height 33 ½ in . Wing Span 69 in . Depth front to back 40 in . 20,000 / 25,000 Provenance : Cordelia Hamilton and Adele Earnest , Stony Point Folk Art Gallery , Stony Point New York ; Arthur J . Sussel , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ; Willard Gallery , New York ; David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection , sold Christies May 10 , 2018 lot 1032 to the Present Owner . Literature : Adele Earnest , Folk Art in America , A Personal View ( Exton , PA 1984 ) illustrated p 46 . J . J . Stoudt , J . Barnitz and O . Bragazzi , et . al ., The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection , New York vol . II 1988 , p . 275 no . 138 .
103 . HELEN NEMIROW BECK DOUBLE SAILOR ’ S VALENTINE “ A GIFT OF LOVE ”, artistically designed with numerous varieties of seashells with the phrase surrounded with a compass rose , the twin with a central heart design , both initialed in beads “ H . N . B .” Diameter 13 ¼ in . Open 26 ½ in . 2,000 / 3,000
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