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Thu, May 19, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 283

Group of Five Carved and Painted Decoys

Estimate: $400 - $600

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$100 $50
$1,000 $100
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$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

American, late 19th/early 20th century, unsigned, carved and painted wood, three with glass eyes, comprising: two Canada geese; canvasback duck; hooded merganser; rock dove on stand; largest 12 x 24-1/4 in.

Provenance: Private Collection

Condition

all with surface dirt and accretion, some paint flaking and loss, scattered surface scratches and bumps; geese with some cracks and separations throughout; canvasback duck with crack and separation at neck, chip to underside of bill; rock dove with crack and repair to beak, some paint probably later

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