IRA HUDSON (1876-1949), CHINCOTEAGUE, VIRGINIA, FIRST QUARTER 20TH CENTURY

Details

EARLY MERGANSER HEN
IRA HUDSON (1876-1949), CHINCOTEAGUE, VIRGINIA, FIRST QUARTER 20TH CENTURY
Mackey Collection stamped on underside
12 ½ in. long

Provenance

William J. Mackey, Jr., Belford, New Jersey
Sold, Richard A. Bourne Co., Hyannis, Massachusetts, 17-18 July 1973, lot 113

Special notice

On occasion, Christie's has a direct financial interest in the outcome of the sale of certain lots consigned for sale. This will usually be where it has guaranteed to the Seller that whatever the outcome of the auction, the Seller will receive a minimum sale price for the work. This is known as a minimum price guarantee. This is a lot where Christie’s holds a direct financial guarantee interest.

Brought to you by

General Enquiries

rockefeller@christies.com +1 212 636 2000

Lot Essay

This early merganser hen may be one of the Hudson decoys sold at a farm estate sale in Gargatha, Virginia, 8 May 1983 (see H. A. Fleckenstein, Jr., "A Day at Gargatha," Southern Decoys of Virginia and the Carolinas, pp. 10-15).

More from The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller: Travel and Americana

View All