378 Elm Beaver Effigy Ladle Eastern Great Lakes Woodlands, circa 1780-1835 This otter effigy gains its strength sculpturally from the seamless deep sweep off the handle, up its body, and into the plane of its raised arms. Open carving between the animals’ arms and head. Fine warm surface with edge wear from use, including chip on left shoulder. L. 9 1/8 in.
$6,000-9,000 Provenance: Andy Warhol Collection, lot 2514, Sotheby’s New York, 1988.
379 Two Maple Reductive Beaver Effigy Ladles Eastern Great Lakes Woodlands, first half 19th century A very small ladle with a rich, highly complex dark surface, a thinly carved bowl and a highly reductive beaver effigy. The second, a ladle with a rich, highly complex surface with a highly reductive beaver effigy with delineated tail extending down the back. (2) The first: L. 3 7/8 in.; the second: L. 7 in.
$1,500-2,500
380 Very Diminutive Maple Burl Reductive Beaver Effigy Ladle Eastern Great Lakes Woodlands, second half 18th century Without the aid of reference to other beaver ladles in the Brams collection, it may be difficult to interpret this ladle. However, the abstract carving seen here is clearly a reductive interpretation of a beaver. The chip carved border that separates the handle and the carving is a fine and rare detail. The bowl is carved remarkably thin. Special note should be made of the rare small size of this ladle.
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L. 3 1/8 in.
$4,000-6,000 Illustrated and discussed in Powers, S. North American Burl Treen: Colonial & Native American, Brooklyn, NY, 2005, p. 163.
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