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Oliver Lawson Preening Pintail

Oliver Lawson (b.1938), Crisfield, Maryland

Oliver Lawson – Preening Pintail – 2025
$27,000
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $5,000–$8,000over estimate
Sold Sep 2025at Guyette & Deeter, September 2025
SpeciesPreening PintailPosePreenerSize17.25"PaintOriginal

The catalog record

Very rare and important preening pintail. Among the earliest carvings by Lawson, which is heavily influenced by the Ward Brothers. Long body style with carved wooden keel. Writing on underside identifies it as the work of the Ward Brothers. Reineri collection ink stamp on underside. Measures 17.25" long.

Provenance

as the work of the Ward Brothers. Reineri collection ink stamp

Comparable sales

No other Oliver Lawson Preening Pintail in the data yet.

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