Ward Brothers Canvasback Pair

The Ward Brothers Lemuel T. (1896-1984) and Stephen (1895-1976) Crisfield, MD, c. 1948

Both signed and dated "L.T. Ward - Bro., Crisfield, MD 1948 Lem Ward."

Both in original paint. Hen has a professionally replaced bill, a crack runs the length of the back, rubs to sides and tail, neck crack. Drake lightly hit by shot, small paint flakes on tail.

Provenance: Colonel Hall Collection Private Collection, Pennsylvania

Literature: A. Earnest, The Art of the Decoy, New York, NY, 1965, p. 181.

Provenance

Colonel Hall Collection Private Collection, Pennsylvania