Doug Jester Jr. (VA, 1905-1989), Collection of Fourteen Miniature Bird Carvings

Chincoteague, Virginia, circa 1988, carved and painted wood.

Carved when he was 83; includes five geese, one mallard, one wood duck, two hooded mergansers, one cardinal, four bodies. Jester, Jr. passed away the following year after these were made.

Original paint with light scuffing to surfaces.