Mark Rossi, (born 1951)

Quail, Bookends (Callipepla gambelii, Male and Female In Habitat) Male 8 1/4in high; Female 6in high

Quail, Bookends (Callipepla gambelii, Male and Female In Habitat)
Male inscribed 'M. Rossi 8/30' (on the base); Female inscribed '8/30' (on the base), both signed and numbered 'M. Rossi 8/30' (on the underside of the bracket)
bronze with green patina on wooden brackets
Male 8 1/4in high; Female 6in high

According to the artist's website, the present work is from an edition of 50 which is a divided version of an earlier freestanding sculpture Quail, Gambel's (Callipepla gambelii, Male and Female In Habitat), that was cast in an edition of 30.