Lot Essay
For more information on Shang Wheeler, as well as related examples see Dixon M. Merkt, Shang, A Biography of Charles E. Wheeler (Spanish Forks, UT, 1984), p. 144.
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CHARLES "SHANG" WHEELER (1872-1949), STRATFORD, CONNECTICUT, FIRST TO SECOND QUARTERS 20TH CENTURY
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A BLACK DUCK
Charles "Shang" Wheeler (1872-1949), Stratford, Connecticut, First to Second Quarters 20th Century
The sleeping duck inscribed on the underside: Made and Used by "Shang" Wheeler, 1935. Constructed with cork body and pine head and tail insert.
Original paint shows moderate wear; some minor denting and roughness to the body; light hit by shot; overall very good structurally.
5¾ in. high, 16½ in. long
Charles "Shang" Wheeler (1872-1949), Stratford, Connecticut, First to Second Quarters 20th Century
The sleeping duck inscribed on the underside: Made and Used by "Shang" Wheeler, 1935. Constructed with cork body and pine head and tail insert.
Original paint shows moderate wear; some minor denting and roughness to the body; light hit by shot; overall very good structurally.
5¾ in. high, 16½ in. long
Provenance
Purchased from Adele Earnest
Literature
Adele Earnest, Folk Art In America, A Personal View (Exton, PA, 1984), p. 135.
Adele Earnest, The Art of the Decoy: American Bird Carvings, (Pennsylvania 1982), p. 155.
Adele Earnest, The Art of the Decoy: American Bird Carvings, (Pennsylvania 1982), p. 155.
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