Verity Family Rare Running Red Knot

Obediah Verity (1813-1901) Seaford, Long Island, NY, c. 1880 9 1/2 in. long

A running robin snipe with S-curve wings, a red breast, and red and black stippled paint. Original paint with gunning wear and a replaced bill.

Provenance: William J. Mackey, Jr. Collection Tom Marshall Collection, acquired from the above Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Collection, acquired from the above

Literature: William J. Mackey, Jr., "American Bird Decoys," New York, NY, 1965, p. 102, pl. 85, exact decoy illustrated. Laurence Sheehan, "The Birding Life," New York, NY, 2011, p. 92, exact decoy illustrated.

Provenance

William J. Mackey, Jr. Collection Tom Marshall Collection, acquired from the above Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Collection, acquired from the above