Joseph Lincoln Yellowlegs

Joseph Lincoln (1859-1938) Accord, MA, c. 1900 This mantle-quality yellowlegs shows Lincoln's very best carving style. Made of laminated two-piece construction. In perfect proportion, with a delicate thin neck, sharp raised-wing and precise split-tail carving. Thoughtfully applied stippled paint pattern. This is without question one of the finest known Lincoln shorebirds to ever be offered at public auction.

In superb original paint with a light coat of varnish and original bead glass eyes, small area of paint loss to the top of the head and face, one of the bead eyes is cracked, three-fourths of the bill has been professionally restored.

Provenance: Sold by Stephen B. O'Brien, Jr. Fine Arts, 2001 Peter Brams Collection

Literature: W. Mackey, Jr., American Bird Decoys, New York, NY, 1965, p. 87. D. Tonelli, Top of the Line Hunting Collectibles, Atglen, PA, 1998, p. 90. C. Vinal, Joseph Lincoln, Rockland, MA, 2002, p. 60.

Provenance

Sold by Stephen B. O'Brien, Jr. Fine Arts, 2001 Peter Brams Collection