Collection of Jean and Jim Barrow | May 20, 2023
Sat, May 20, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 61
Very Rare Hucks Caines Attributed Mallard Drake
Estimate: $20,000 - $40,000
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 |
Georgetown, South Carolina, circa 1900, attributed to Hucks Caines, oversized, flat bottom style with weighted base, tack eyes, relief carved head, sticker on base, 8-1/2 x 17-3/4 x 7 in.
Note: The Caines Brothers (Joseph J. "Hucks" Caines (1876-1944), Edmund A. "Ball" Caines (1851-1914), R. Randolph "Sawney" Caines (1860-1938), Moultrie J. L. "Pluty" Caines (1870-1912), and Robert J. "Bob" Caines (1879-1923)) grew up on land at Hobcaw Barony in the South Carolina Low Country. In addition to being hunting guides for landowner Bernard Baruch, they were commercial fishermen and market gunners before the enactment of the first federal game laws in 1918. Caines family decoys are some of the most sought after of South Carolina makers and very few are known to have survived.
Condition
working second coat of paint, separation at neck as made, surface dirt and accretions, chips and losses to paint particularly at speculum, wear commensurate with age and use, please note xray images depicting birdshot and internal supports at neck, weight attachment
Guyette and Schmidt, St. Michaels, Maryland, lot 506, July, 2007, $34,500; Collection of Jean and Jim Barrow
