Makers / H. Blanton Saunders / Canada Goose

H. Blanton Saunders Turned-head Canada Goose

H. Blanton Saunders (1910-1982) Poplar Branch, NC, c. 1940

H. Blanton Saunders – Turned-Head Canada Goose – 2021
$1,020
Brought, including buyer's premium
Sold Feb 2021at Copley, February 2021

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SpeciesCanada GoosePoseTurned headSize22.5"PaintOriginal

The catalog record

H. Blanton Saunders (1910-1982) Poplar Branch, NC, c. 1940 22 1/2 in. long

An early, turned-head, canvas-over-wire Canada goose decoy. An inscription on underside reads, "Canada Goose / Made by H. Blanton Saunders / Poplar Branch (Currituck Sound) North Carolina." The museum code "A51-117" is painted in red on the right side of the bottom board. Original paint with gunning wear and working coats of white and black.

Provenance: Walter L. Bush Collection Collection of a New York City Museum, acquired from the above in 1953

Literature: Kroghie Andresen, "Gunnin' Birds," Charlotte, NC, 2008, pp. 197-198, related goose illustrated, and old photos of the maker with similar decoy floating after a hunt.

Provenance

Walter L. Bush Collection Collection of a New York City Museum, acquired from the above in 1953

Comparable sales

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