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Leveret Goldenbow Squires Preening Black Duck

Leveret Goldenbow Squires Hampton Bay, Long Island, NY, c. 1890

Leveret Goldenbow Squires – Preening Black Duck – 2008
$2,415
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $3,000–$5,000under estimate
Sold Jul 2008at Copley, July 2008

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SpeciesBlack DuckPosePreenerSize2"PaintOriginal

The catalog record

Leveret Goldenbow Squires Hampton Bay, Long Island, NY, c. 1890 Exceptional turned head decoy with carved bill detail and raised wings. Measuring 42' 1/2" long and 12' 3/4" inches from the dorsal fin to the pelvic fin. Original paint with even craquelure, worn to bare wood in places. The rigging has been removed, and the bottom was sanded smooth decades ago to sit flat on the shelf.

Provenance: William J. Mackey, Jr. Collection The University Club of Milwaukee Decoy Collection

Literature: Morten Hansen, "Snipe Shooting," North American Decoys, Herber City, UT, 1973, pp. 2-5.

Provenance

William J. Mackey, Jr. Collection The University Club of Milwaukee Decoy Collection

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