Rare early, large, hand-carved wood sandpiper signed and dated 1981 in ink by Marc Pierce of Big Sky Carvers. He was one of the 3 original carvers who founded the company in 1980. There is a tag from the company glued on the base along with the ink signature. A scarce carving from the early days before the company expanded into limited editions and mass production. The shore bird is about 14 inches from the tip of the long, delicate beak to the end of the tail. His dowel leg is about 5 ½ inches tall. The entire piece, including the bark-edge base, stands about 13 inches tall. The base is about 6 ½ inches across at its widest point. The gorgeous bird is beautifully detailed with wings, back feathers, and head stained in various brown tones. It is mounted on an irregular-shaped live-edge wood base. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Decorative Collectibles\Sculptures & Figurines”. The seller is “dipy19″ and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Artist: Marc Pierce
- Shape: Bird
- Size: Medium
- Custom Bundle: No
- Year Manufactured: 1981
- Item Length: 14 in
- Additional Parts Required: No
- Department: Adults
- Number in Pack: 1
- Item Height: 13 in
- Features: Carvings, Indoor, Smooth, Unboxed, Wooden Base
- Finish: Smooth
- Handmade: Yes
- Engraved: No
- Character: Sandpiper
- Signed: Yes
- Color: Brown
- Material: Wood
- Subject: Bird
- Brand: Big Sky Carvers
- Type: Wood Carving
- Era: Late 20th Century (1970-1999)
- Customized: No
- Packaging: Unboxed
- Theme: Animals & Dinosaurs, Wild Animals, Birds
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Time Period Manufactured: 1980-1989
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Production Technique: Hand Carved
- Character Family: Shore Bird
15″ LONG TAIL TO MOUTH, 9 1/2″ TALL. THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THE EARLY DAYS AT BIG SKY CARVERS “MADE IN MONTANA”. The item “EARLY BIG SKY CARVERS BROOK TROUT WOOD CARVING SIGNED B. BERRY 87″ is in sale since Sunday, August 2, 2020. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Animals\Birds\Ducks”. The seller is “flyguy12″ and is located in Cranbury, New Jersey. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Uruguay.
- Handmade: Yes
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Material: WOOD
- Brand: BIG SKY CARVERS