The Donald F. Moylan, M.D. Collection of American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts, Part II

comprising two great horned owls, four female pheasants, one male pheasant, three ducks, and one scarlet macaw.
variably identified to decoy artist Thomas Hansen (1895-1964), Valley City, Nebraska, and Arthur A. Leonhardi (1892-1969), Rock Island, Illinois, undersides.
Height of tallest 5 1/2 inches.

together with a framed photograph of Arthur Leonhardi displaying examples of similarly carved and painted figures, including birds. According to U.S. Federal Census returns, Leonhardi worked as a machinist and lathe foreman, while Hansen, when not battling osteomyelitis, worked on his family's farm. During periods of convalescence, Hansen honed his skills as a wood carver and ultimately turned his hobby into a business endeavor later in his life.