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Robert Andrews Running Curlew

Robert Andrews Smith Island, VA, c. 1870

Robert Andrews – Running Curlew – 2008
$4,600
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $5,000–$7,000under estimate
Sold Jul 2008at Copley, July 2008

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SpeciesCurlewPoseStandardSignedyes

The catalog record

Robert Andrews Smith Island, VA, c. 1870 Exceptional shorebird decoy from a captain of the Smith Island Lifesaving Station. Raised "V" wing carving and signed with his incised letter "R" on the bottom. Very few examples by this famed Virginia maker have survived, suggesting that he only carved birds for his personal use. Paint is worn or has been taken down to bare wood; lightly hit by shot; bill is a professional replacement.

Provenance: William J. Mackey, Jr. Collection The University Club of Milwaukee Decoy Collection

Provenance

William J. Mackey, Jr. Collection The University Club of Milwaukee Decoy Collection

Comparable sales

The 1 most recent Robert Andrews Curlew to cross the block.

SoldConditionPaintBrought
16 Feb 2018—Original$45,000

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