A PAIR OF SANDPIPERS

CHARLES "SHANG" WHEELER, STRATFORD, CONNECTICUT, CIRCA 1940

Details

A PAIR OF SANDPIPERS
Charles "Shang" Wheeler, Stratford, Connecticut, circa 1940
Decoratives, in spring and fall plumage, with metal legs, in naturalistic setting of sand and simulated marsh grasses. These bird vignettes were made circa 1940
Excellent and original condition with only minor breaks to tips of grass blades (2)

Provenance

Bud Ward

Exhibited

National Sportsmans Show, New York City, 1949

Lot Essay

Nine such pairs are illustrated in "Shang" by Dixon MacD Merkt, p. 28, pl. 21. All the pairs of Wheeler shorebirds originally were owned by the Connecticut Audubon Society. They were all shown at the exhibition "Shang Wheeler and the Housatonic Decoy", 8/3/83 - 2/22/84 at the Old State House, Hartford, CT and New York City in 1949 at The National Sportsmans Show.

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