Canoe Cup - Double Fish Handle Stanley Bouchard

Canadian. A rare canoe cup with a double fish handle by Stanley Bouchard (1916-1994), the eldest of the Baie-Saint-Paul family of carvers. The burl cup is wide and shallow and the carved handle has two fish in original paint with Stanley Bouchard's initials incised on the underside along with a drilled strap hole. The top side shows the full fish with tails. Stanley Bouchard is best known for his carved fish, but also made models of mills, religious carvings, birds, animals, and relief carvings of Quebec legends. Quebec. Third quarter 20th century. Initialled, "S B".

Estimate:£426.09

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