PORTRAITS OF RACING PIGEONS; CHARTER OF THE JERSEY CITY RACING CLUB, &

Burke, Dr. Edgar. PORTRAITS OF RACING PIGEONS; CHARTER OF THE IDEAL RACING PIGEON CLUB, AND RACE TIMING CLOCK. An archive comprising the Charter, issued by The American Racing Pigeon Union, dated 1925, 12 gouache paintings of racing pigeons by Dr. Burke (six of which are individually framed, all but one in the original frames, accompanied by certificates or other information about the bird's racing history, and six framed together in the original single frame, with information on the verso of the frame), and a Race Timing Clock made in Germany by Robert Plasschaert. The paintings, as follows are: PORTRAITS OF RACING PIGEONS. Gouache on board, 1933. Six paintings, each about 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches, of champion racing pigeons. Matted together in a mat with six openings, and framed to an overall size of 18 x 23 1/2 inches. Mounted to the back of the frame is information about the performances of each of the birds. PORTRAIT OF A RACING PIGEON (A.U. 20-JC-681, "Bronze Boy") Gouache on board, 1934. About 5 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches. Signed and titled, with a typed card identifying the bird and with information about the bird's performance. PORTRAIT OF A RACING PIGEON (A.U. 32-Ideal-1975) Gouache on board, 1934. About 4 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches. Signed and titled, with a printed diploma identifying the bird and with information about its performance. PORTRAIT OF A RACING PIGEON (A.U. 34-Ideal-5809. Gouache on board, 1935. About 6 1/4 x 6 3/4 inches. Signed and titled, with a printed diploma identifying the bird and with information about its performance. PORTRAIT OF A RACING PIGEON (A.U. 34-JV-492). Gouache on board, 1935. About 5 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches. Signed and titled, with a printed diploma identifying the bird and with information about its performance. PORTRAITS OF A RACING PIGEON (A.U. '32 Hudson County - 545) Gouache on board, 1934. About 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches. Signed and titled, with a typed card identifying the bird as owned and flown by the Model Loft, Jersey City, NJ, and with information about the bird's performance. Dr. Edgar Burke (1889-1950) was a New Jersey surgeon who was also an avid sportsman with interests in fishing (he designed some trout flies which are still standards), wildfowling, and pigeon racing. He was also an artist whose subject matter was drawn from the areas of his sporting interest. Burke's did many watercolors and gouaches o