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Listed Pennsylvania artist Wilhelm Schimmel (1817 - 1890) is best known for his bird wood carvings, most notably eagles. Take a look how great this folk art piece shows. Lots of detail as Schimmel was known for, terrific polychrome paint throughout the eagle carving as shown. Take a look at all of the photos to get the best idea on this wood hand-carved piece. At a minimum, a fantastic piece of American Folk Art. We cannot authenticate this example through provenance or other means so it is being listed as attributed to / in the form of the fine works of Schimmel. Wingspan measures 13-1/2 inches; 5-1/2 inches tall.