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William Quinn The Eshenbaugh-butler Quinn Pintail Pair

William H. Quinn (1915-1969) Yardley, PA, c. 1950

$27,600
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $20,000–$30,000
Sold Jul 2025at Copley, July 2025

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SpeciesPintailConfigPairSize17"ConditionExcellentPaintOriginalQuantity2

The catalog record

William H. Quinn (1915-1969) Yardley, PA, c. 1950 17 in. long

One of the best pintail pairs to come out of the region, this rigmate pair is out of Quinn's personal gunning rig. The grand bodies are hollowed and feature the region's signature raised wing tips that are quite pronounced and sit above the long thin tails. The underside of each has a painted "W. QUINN YARDLEY, PA." Excellent original paint with minimal gunning wear and some drips removed from the drake's right side.

Provenance: William H. Quinn Rig Thomas Eshenbaugh Collection William Butler Collection Herb Wetanson Collection Private Collection

Literature: Alan Linkchorst and Artie Birdsall, "Bill Quinn," Decoy Magazine, July/August 1993, pp. 8-10, rigmates illustrated.

Provenance

William H. Quinn Rig Thomas Eshenbaugh Collection William Butler Collection Herb Wetanson Collection Private Collection

Comparable sales

The 4 most recent William Quinn Pintails to cross the block.

SoldConditionPaintBrought
Jul 2026—Original$3,600
23 Apr 2026ExcellentOriginal$36,000
9 Nov 2024Mint—$31,200
Feb 2021ExcellentOriginal$13,200

Same maker and species, most recent first. Prices include the buyer's premium. All William Quinn sales