Sculpture, Carved Acrylic, Flight of the Hummingbird, Princeton Gallery, Vintage 1980s

This carved acrylic sculpture by Princeton Gallery features a red-throated hummingbird in mid-flight, feeding on trumpet honeysuckle blooms, set as a freestanding round disc attached to a, beveled edge, square acrylic base.

• Maker: Princeton Gallery
• Materials: Acrylic (Lucite)
• Dimensions: 4.5" tall; base 3.75" long x 2.25" deep; disc 4.0" diameter
• Origin: Not marked
• Era: Vintage, 1980s–early 1990s
• Condition: Very good vintage condition. Faint scratches, barely noticeable and consistent with age. Please review photos closely before purchasing, as all sales are final.

A charming accent for a desk, shelf, or windowsill where the light can catch it — and with its substantial weight, equally at home doing double duty as a paperweight. A lovely gift for the hummingbird lover or vintage Lucite collector.

This piece is unmarked — Princeton Gallery originally identified its work with paper labels and stickers, which are frequently lost over time, as is the case here. It has the deep, hollowed-out look traditionally associated with hand-carved Lucite pieces from the 1940s and '50s, and was in fact marketed as "hand carved and hand painted." In reality, it's well documented that these pieces were shaped using a machine pantograph method and then finished by hand-painting artisans — a detail that doesn't diminish the craftsmanship, but is worth knowing for collectors. This is high-quality vintage Lucite, with the distinct heavy density that separates it from later, lighter-weight acrylic reproductions.

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