A GREATER YELLOW LEGS
A GREATER YELLOW LEGS

FROM THE MATTHEWS RIG, EASTERN SHORE VIRGINIA, CIRCA 1900

Details
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

If you wish to view the condition report of this lot, please sign in to your account.

Sign in
View condition report

Lot Essay

For related examples, see Henry A. Fleckenstein, Jr., Southern Decoys of Virginia and the Carolinas (Exton, PA, 1983).

More from Property From The Alvin E. Friedman-Kien Foundation

View All
View All