Makers / Birdsall Ridgeway / Canada Goose
Birdsall Ridgeway Swimming Canada Goose
Birdsall Ridgeway (1880-1952) Barnegat, NJ, c. 1915
$2,875
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $3,000–$5,000under estimate
Sold 17 Jan 2011at The Winter Sale 2011 — Copley
SpeciesCanada GoosePoseSwimmingPaintOriginal
The catalog record
Birdsall Ridgeway (1880-1952) Barnegat, NJ, c. 1915 An early, hollow, swimming Canada goose decoy by this Barnegat carver, who was influenced by Sam Soper (1863-1943). A brant with similar paint and two Canada Geese by this maker are held in the Shelburne Museum Collection in Vermont. Appears to be original paint with light gunning wear.
Literature: David S. Webster and William Kehoe, "Decoys at Shelburne Museum," Shelburne, VT, 1961, p. 90 and p. 95.
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