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Sat, Aug 1, 2020 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1016

Three North Carolina Decoys

Estimate: $600 - $900

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late 19th/20th century, large brant attributed to Dare County, tack eyes, 17 in.; small decoy signed on bottom, "B. Allen Tillett, Kitty Hawk, NC. 1948", 11 in.; large red headed drake, attributed to Currituck, possibly Sawyer family, 16 in., Provenance: Estate of James Frank Dennis, High Point, North Carolina

Condition

brant with early repaint, splits in head, small with large crack through body and head, red head with repaint, separations at head and body, wear to paint, all three with typical wear and distressed surfaces and paint loss
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