Sale 1861
New York
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19 January 2007
Price realised
USD 1,200
Estimate
A GREATER YELLOW LEGS From the Matthews rig, Eastern shore Virginia, circa 1900 Raised "V" feather carving and unusual slightly turned head Bill is an old replacement. Old and used re-paint worn to the wood in many areas. Numerous small cracks and dents. Chip missing where bill joins head was filled along time ago. 13 in. long
Provenance
Purchased from Adele Earnest
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For related examples, see Henry A. Fleckenstein, Jr., Southern Decoys of Virginia and the Carolinas (Exton, PA, 1983).
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