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Fri, Jul 31, 2020 09:00AM EDT
Lot 103

Five Carved Painted and Stained Wood Decoys

Estimate: $400 - $600

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
American, 20th century, comprising four duck models: two painted wood with glass bead eyes, two stained wood, flat bottoms, largest 17 in.; one oversize goose model, stained wood, 12 x 25 in. , Provenance: Property from the Collection of the Late Parker B. Poe, Thomasville, Georgia, now the Property of the Thomasville Center for the Arts

Condition

scattered surface scratches and chips, areas of paint loss, minor cracks and separations throughout, three with drilled holes to undersides; example without eyes with possible repair to neck and bill; brown painted example with nailed metal plate attachments to base, head slightly loose
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