Two Sweet Carved Birds the happy family Quite an intimate portrait

Quite an intimate portrait

shafts of wheat against a light blue ground

A few small dings and scratches to the frame

very much part of the Cedar Tavern circle (de Kooning

and what looks like a steamship on the other--doesn't make it evident

Two Sweet Carved Birds the happy family Quite an intimate portraitThese two were carved by the same maker and I really like the way they sit together, so am selling them as a pair. I'd think the one on the right is meant to be a dove, and I should know but am not sure about the one at left, which appears to have a small crest and a slightly hooked beak. Both done without a lot of fuss, and I think quite lovely in their simplicity. Not super old but with some years on them for sure, with a bit of warming to their dry