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Premier Auction - Session I

Fri, Sep 16, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 773

Anthony Elmer Crowell Common Goldeneye Hen Duck Decoy

Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

(East Harwich, Massachusetts, 1862-1951)

circa 1910, impressed mark "A. Elmer Crowell/Decoys/East Harwich, Mass" on base, carved and painted wood duck with glass eyes, 6-1/2 x 13-1/2 x 7 in.

Note: Inscribed accession number "1969.1.53" (accessioned 1969)

Provenance: Gift of Alastair B. Martin; Property from the Collections of the American Folk Art Museum

Condition

crack around neck, surface dirt and accretion, scattered surface scratches and bumps, minor areas of paint loss, some nail holes