Lot 23318 · 2005 October Heritage Texas Art Signature Auction
Roosting Bird, c.1940s-1950s
Ethel Spears · Oil on canvas
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- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Heritage Auctions — 2005 October Heritage Texas Art Signature Auction · 1 October 2005
- Dimensions
- 19 x 25in.
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13699056
- Record
- first seen 6 Aug 2026 · updated 7 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Ethel Spears, Roosting Bird, c.1940s-1950s. Heritage Auctions, 1 Oct 2005, lot 23318. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13699056.
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Ethel Spears, Roosting Bird, c.1940s-1950s. Heritage Auctions, 1 Oct 2005, lot 23318. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13699056.
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