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WALTER KETZLER (1893-1966)

Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
Carved Spread-wing Eagle.
Signed on verso, Walter Ketzler, Eliot, Me.
Ca. 1950.
Carved pine, red and white painted highlights, original varnish finish. “An immigrant from barmen, Germany, Walter Ketzler arrived in New York in 1922 to work as a sign and interior painter in Brooklyn. By 1955, he was working Portsmouth and living in Eliot, Maine. As a skilled decorator and cabinetmaker, Ketzler is known to have carved his inspired copies of Bellamy eagles as gifts for clients…” James Craig, author of American Eagles: The Bold Art and Brash Life of Jim Haley Bellamy.

More Information

Period:	1950-1979
Styles / Movements:	Folk Art, Americana, Traditional
Patterns:	Animal/Insects
Dealer Reference #:	FA-SO 116
Incollect Reference #:	610606

Dimensions

W.	24 in;	H.	5 in;	D.	6 in;
W.	60.96 cm;	H.	12.7 cm;	D.	15.24 cm;

Message from Seller:

Jeffrey Tillou Antiques was established in 1992. The three story historic building located “on the green” in Litchfield, features an extensive inventory of Americana from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Here you will find an extraordinary collection of furniture, folk art, weathervanes, sculpture, Oriental carpets, and related decorative pieces as well as distinctive European furniture and original works of art.