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Bird Tree by Ken Kirby (b. 1946)

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Description

Bird Tree
Ken Kirby (b. 1946)
Little Egg Harbor, NJ, c. 2020
26 in. tall

A sculpture of seven different species of North American songbirds mounted on a natural tree branch with a turned and beveled edge base. Signed on the bottom.
As found.

Condition

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Bird Tree by Ken Kirby (b. 1946)

Name: Bird Tree by Ken Kirby (b. 1946)
SKU: 144124403
Price: 300 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $100 - $10,000

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