- EXCEPTIONAL AND RARE PAIR OF "WAR AND
EXCEPTIONAL AND RARE PAIR OF "WAR AND PEACE" SPREAD-WING EAGLE PLAQUES BY IVAH W. SPINNEY PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY HEIGHTS APPROX. 17". WIDTHS 58".EXCEPTIONAL AND RARE PAIR OF "WAR AND PEACE" SPREAD-WING EAGLE PLAQUES BY IVAH W. SPINNEY, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Late 19th/Early 20th Century, A very rare example of a pair of period carved and painted American eagles. Well-articulated heads on elegantly curved necks, detailed with pronounced beaks, carved eyes and red painted tongues. The "War" eagle's head faces right and the "Peace" eagle's faces left, and both clutch a green painted olive branch and three gold leaf arrows in their talons. Carved and gilded wings taper in thickness toward the tips. Feathers executed in typical Spinney style. Both signed on back of head "Ivah W. Spinney". Dimensions: Heights approx. 17". Widths 58". Provenance: Reference:The Bold Art & Brash Life of John Haley Bellamy, by James Craig (Portsmouth, N.H.: Portsmouth Historical Society, 2014) p. 89, 123, 124-125. A pair of "War and Peace" eagles by John Hale Bellamy that are very similar in design and size are illustrated on p. 89. Two examples of signed Ivah Spinney eagles are illustrated on p. 124 and Spinney's signature at the top edge of an eagle's wing is illustrated on p. 125.Notes:According to James Craig's The Bold Art & Brash Life of John Haley Bellamy,, Ivah W. Spinney was a carver in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and was working at the same period and across the river from where John Hale Bellamy worked in Kittery, Maine. Craig writes "the carving of the feathers in Spinney eagles are generally of a softer, shallower cut" and that while Bellamy typically did not sign his eagles, Spinney usually did, in a location where the signature would not interfere with the viewing of the carving. Bellamy and Spinney eagles graced the homes in the Portsmouth and Kittery areas, including the doorway of Kittery Point resident Windam Mayo, as illustrated in a circa 1900 photograph. Craig notes it is strikingly similar to another eagle illustrated in the book, and although their heads face in different directions and one is painted and the other gilded, it hints that Spinney possibly used similar production methods as Bellamy.
- JOHN HALEY BELLAMY MASONIC CARVED BLACK
JOHN HALEY BELLAMY MASONIC CARVED BLACK WALNUT FRAMED M...John Haley Bellamy (American 1836-1914) Masonic Carved Black Walnut Framed Mirror, circa 1890, pierced carved with symbols within scrolls and flanked by columns and spheres, gilt liner.
31 ? in. x 22 ¼ in.
From the Starbuck East Brick, Nantucket, MA
Condition:
Repair to drop pediment. Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
- JOHN HALEY BELLAMY CARVED EAGLE PLAQUE,
JOHN HALEY BELLAMY CARVED EAGLE PLAQUE, LATE 19TH CENTU...John Haley Bellamy (New Hampshire and Maine 1836-1914) Carved Eagle Plaque, late 19th Century , with E. Pluribus Unum painted banner
Height 8 in. Length 25 in.
Condition:
Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
- JOHN HALEY BELLAMY FOLK ART CARVED EAGLE
JOHN HALEY BELLAMY FOLK ART CARVED EAGLE & SHIELD Attributed to John Haley Bellamy (American/Maine, 1836-1914). Carved and painted eagle plaque with a banner reading "Don't Give Up the Ship". Apparently unmarked. Provenance: Sold for $8.860 at James D. Julia Inc, Feb. 2017, lot 2118. Approx. w. 28.5"
- JOHN HALEY BELLAMY AUTOGRAPH DATED 1873
JOHN HALEY BELLAMY AUTOGRAPH DATED 1873 LETTER 4.5” X 4.5”. FRAMED 15” X 11”.JOHN HALEY BELLAMY AUTOGRAPH, Dated 1873, Return Registered-Letter Receipt dated December 12, 1873 for a letter mailed from Charlestown, Massachusetts to a Ms. Bellamy in Kittery Point, Maine. Signed "John H. Bellamy". Framed together with a copy of a photograph of John H. Bellamy, the noted American folk art carver. Dimensions: Letter 4.5" x 4.5". Framed 15" x 11".
- CARVED WHATNOT SHELF ATTRIBUTED TO DAVID
CARVED WHATNOT SHELF ATTRIBUTED TO DAVID A. TITCOMB AND JOHN HALEY BELLAMY CHARLESTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1870 HEIGHT 21.25”.CARVED WHATNOT SHELF ATTRIBUTED TO DAVID A. TITCOMB AND JOHN HALEY BELLAMY, Charlestown, Massachusetts, Circa 1870, In mahogany. Carved with Masonic symbols including the square and compass, globe-topped columns, wings, etc. Dimensions: Height 21.25".
- BELLAMY STYLE EAGLE. EARLY TO MID 20TH
BELLAMY STYLE EAGLE. EARLY TO MID 20TH CENTURY. Acarved painted and gilt wooden John Haley Bellamy style eagle. 44" x 15". Overall excellent condition
- In the manner of John Haley Bellamy
In the manner of John Haley Bellamy (American, 1836-1914)
Eagle with Shield and Banner
Circa 1900
carved pine
Length 72 inches.
Property from a Prominent Corporate Collection
- BELLAMY EAGLE - Painted Pine Eagle Plaque
BELLAMY EAGLE - Painted Pine Eagle Plaque with gilt 'Don't Give Up the Ship' riband by John Haley Bellamy (1836-1914) a carver in the Kittery-Portsmouth area 27'' wide 8 1/2'' tall 3 3/4'' deep as found in grungy patina with repair to riband on left
- BELLAMY EAGLE - Painted Pine Eagle Plaque
BELLAMY EAGLE - Painted Pine Eagle Plaque with gilt 'Don't Give Up the Ship' riband by John Haley Bellamy (1836-1914) a carver in the Kittery-Portsmouth area 27'' wide 8 1/2'' tall 3 3/4'' deep as found in grungy patina with repair to riband on left
- EARLY 20TH CENTURY CARVED AND GILT PINE
EARLY 20TH CENTURY CARVED AND GILT PINE FOLK ART EAGLE PLAQUE attributed to. Carved and gilt-painted wood with American shield attributed to John Haley Bellamy (1836-1914). Painted red gold and blue shield. Accompanied by owner's purchase receipt from Morgan MacWhinnie American Antiques Southampton NY. January 12 1990 - 8 in. x 49 in.
- JOHN HALEY BELLAMY (American 1936-1914).
JOHN HALEY BELLAMY (American 1936-1914). Carved and painted pine folk art eagle with banner/ Banner stenciled on shaded gilt block letters ''F.H. Thomas'' with carved five-point star. Accompanied by purchase receipt from Valdemar F. Jacobson Long Island NY.