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BELLAMY EAGLES - PAGE I
Bellamy Eagles
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Ca. 1860-1910
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Based on John Halley Bellamy's famous eagles carved in Kittery, Maine and Portsmouth, NH
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Originals sell at auction for $500,000-600,000!
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​Finish options: Unfinished, Genuine 24k Gold-leaf, antiqued gold leaf, antique stain
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Banners can be personalized
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Prices vary according to size (typically 2 - 5 feet lengths), finish, and complexity
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Kittery Eagle
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Based on Bellamy, ca. 1875
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4 feet span; can be made to any size
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Gold-leaf
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Cover feature of Early American Life Magazine, Aug. 2018
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$2800 3 foot; $3600 4 foot (other prices according to size);
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Hand carved, gold leafed, painted, finished & signed by award winning craftsman, William Francis Brown in Camden, Maine
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Named "Top 20 American Master Craftsman" by Early American Life Magazine each year from 2018 to present
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36 inch wing span
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Authentic and accurate to the originals. These eagles are an investment that will increase in value.
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Each eagle requires 75-150 hours of work
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23- 24 karat Gold leaf; I can create any degree of antique aged look if desired
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Banners can be personalized if desired
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Eagles are a tasteful, historic accent for over a doorway, outside entry, barn, kitchen, or in any room of your house
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2-4 months average backlog time for new eagles
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How to compare eagles: Authenticity to originals, depth of carving, painting quality, banners, and quality of fine detail
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Eagle pictured to left is Available for immediate shipment
I can carve and personalize your eagle:
any size or design
Price range for a 'classic' eagle (similar to this one): $3500 for 3 foot span; $4000 4 foot; $4600 5 foot
'In God We Trust' Bellamy Eagle, ca 1895
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30-32 inch span, Gold leaf $4000
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34-36 inch, 24k Gold leaf $4,500
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Can carve any banner with wording that fits in the space. I currently have one at 36" with "E. Pluribus Unum" available for immediate shipment
"Faith, Hope, Charity" Bellamy Eagle
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32 inch span
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Gold leaf stars and stripes
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$2800: Available for immediate shipment
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"Sic, Semper, Tyrannis"
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"Thus always to tyrants"
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Classic Bellamy eagle- true to the originals
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25 to 30 inch span (wider will increase cost)
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Gold leaf
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Virginia state motto or slogan of your choice
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Hand-painted banner and shield
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​$2500; Available for immediate shipment
'Soaring' Bellamy Eagle
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ca 1890, Kittery, Maine
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26 inch span, 11 inches tall
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$3000: Available for immediate shipment
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Burnished gold leaf
'The Lord is my Shepherd'
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Classic Bellamy Eagle, ca 1875
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Gold leaf, 27 inch span
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$2500: Available for immediate shipment
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Banner wording can be personalized
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I can make all of my eagles in any width desired: price will vary by size (amount of gold leaf is primary determinant)
36 inch Bellamy eagle, ca 1890
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24 karat Gold leaf,
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$3,500 for 3 foot span; $4,000 4 foot; $4,600 5 foot
'Liberty and Justice' Bellamy Eagle, ca 1875
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36 inch span; 23 karat gold leaf
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$ 3000
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I can personalize banner wording
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This one available for immediate shipment
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This is my "Classic Bellamy" eagle.
Gold leaf has been lightly burnished to decrease the sheen. my eagles can be made any size desired and "aged" or antiqued to any degree, from shiny & bright to original 150 year old look
Classic Bellamy Eagle, ca 1880
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27 inch span
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$1800
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5 foot Bellamy Eagle
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Gold Leaf
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Customized banner with your words
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Can make to any size
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$3500 for 3 foot span; $4000 4 foot; $4600 5 foot
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36 inch span
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$3,000
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lightly Antiqued Gold leaf
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Green banner
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"Bless This House"
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Original eagle
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in Bellamy style
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36 inch span
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Gold leaf
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$6,500
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Available for immediate
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shipment
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Above: With banner
Below: Without banner
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Dimensions: 48 in inches wide (4 feet long) x 8 inches high; can make to any size
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Antiqued finish matches the original
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This eagle is an exact copy of an original Bellamy that I carved for Grover Cleveland's estate. I am happy to carve another one.
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$ 4500 for 4 foot; Price will vary with size
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Selected each year since 2017 for the Juried 'Directory of top American Craftsmen'
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Named a top 20 Master Craftsman by Early American Life Magazine
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My eagle at Historic Jamestown on the article cover page. I have one available now for immediate shipment.
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Based on a design by the great Cape Cod carver, paul white of sandwich, Massachusetts
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43 inches wide
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this eagle is an investment that will grow in value
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This was bellamy's masterpiece which took me 4 months to complete
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$17,000 Available for immediate shipment
4 Foot Vertical Bellamy
4 feet by 4 feet
$17,000
Available for immediate shipment
I also carve other folk motifs, house signs, boat quarterboards, etc.
here's a gold leafed cod fish,
27 inches long. $2500
18 inch: $1500
I can carve any size.
Most of my carvings can include a stand if you choose not to hang it on a wall
ThE Original Bellamy sold at auction for $500,000 recently
33 inches wide by 12 inches tall
Offered at $15,000 Available for immediate shipment
Yuletide Bellamy
4 feet 2" span; 22" high
24 karat gold leaf
4 foot Available For immediate shipment: $6,000 3 foot span: $5,000
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Portsmouth, Maine Bellamy
4 foot wingspan, 4 feet tall
24 karat gold leaf
$10,000 SOLD
War & Peace Bellamy eagles
Traditionally, the War Eagle faces right and the Peace Eagle faces left
Natural wood, Antiqued finish. These are almost 7 feet wide.
$4500 plus shipping for 6-7 foot eagle
$3000 for 4-5 foot
$2500 for 3 foot
Libertas Aut Morire
"Liberty or death"
You choose the words, the size, degree of 'antiquing' , Natural vs. gold leaf, and the colours
Hand carved incised, gold leaf gilded lettering
This one is 24k Gold leaf
34 inches wide
$4,500 for 32-26 inch span
Here's an example of an eagle finished with an intermediate degree of "antiquing". I burnish the gold leaf & use shellac, glazes, toners, and polishing techniques to achieve the degree of antiquing desired.
I can achieve Any look or degree of antiquing.
Shipping cost will be added to cost of eagle
