FOLK ART CARVED AND PAINTED WOOD ARTICULATING ORIOLE WHIRLIGIG BY RALPH BOUTILIER.

FOLK ART CARVED AND PAINTED WOOD ARTICULATING ORIOLE WHIRLIGIG BY RALPH BOUTILIER. Large carved wood oriole in colors of black, brown, yellow and orange has metal rod articulating carved and painted wood wings and a tail feather propeller made out of painted metal which when turned, moves the wings up and down. It comes on a custom cross base stand with the name of the artist. Ralph Boutilier is from Milton, Nova Scotia and did a number of these whirligigs in the last half of the 20th Century. REFERENCE: This whirligig appears in From the Heart: Folk Art in Canada, National Museum of Canada” by McCelland, page 63. SIZE: 18” h x 42” along wing span x 24” l. CONDITION: Very good. 9-27534 (2,000-3,000)

Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - Samoset 2005

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	570	$2,012.00	FOLK ART CARVED AND PAINTED WOOD ARTICULATING ORIOLE WHIRLIGIG BY RALPH BOUTILIER. Large carved wood oriole in colors of black, brown, yellow and orange has metal rod articulating carved and painted wood wings and a tail feather propeller made out of painted metal which when turned, moves the wings up and down. It comes on a custom cross base stand with the name of the artist. Ralph Boutilier is from Milton, Nova Scotia and did a number of these whirligigs in the last half of the 20th Century. REFERENCE: This whirligig appears in From the Heart: Folk Art in Canada, National Museum of Canada” by McCelland, page 63. SIZE: 18” h x 42” along wing span x 24” l. CONDITION: Very good. 9-27534 (2,000-3,000) Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - Samoset 2005 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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