#7055 • Boehm Porcelain "Black-Capped Chickadee" #438 with Holly and Gorham Bird Bell, 9"

Part of $15 Million | Part 2 | McLean Mansion on the Potomac | Online Estate Auction (live auction by Prime Auction Solutions)

High bid $25.00

Status: Sold

A fine American porcelain bird study from the renowned Edward Marshall Boehm studio, paired with a complementary piece. The primary figurine depicts a Black-capped Chickadee perched on a naturalistically rendered holly branch complete with vivid green spiny leaves and clusters of bright red berries. The chickadee displays the species' distinctive black cap and bib, white cheeks, gray wings with delicate black and white barring, and warm buff-tan flanks—all rendered with the meticulous hand-painted detail for which Boehm bird sculptures are celebrated. The piece rises from a white bisque bell-form pedestal base with classical ribbed decoration. The underside bears the Boehm horse-head trademark along with "Boehm, Black-capped Chickadee, 438 V, Made in U.S.A." This design was issued from 1957 to 1973. Accompanying this piece is a smaller decorative bird bell marked "Designed by Janie Hutcheson for The Gorham Company." Both pieces in apparent good condition. Boehm chickadee approximately 9" H; smaller piece approximately 4" H.