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Samuel Shute Black Bellied Plover

Samuel Shute Cape May, NJ, c. 1880

Samuel Shute – Black-Bellied Plover – 2008
$2,300
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $4,000–$6,000under estimate
Sold Jul 2008at Copley, July 2008

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SpeciesPloverConfigRigPaintOriginal

The catalog record

Samuel Shute Cape May, NJ, c. 1880 This plover's form is amongst the most intriguing that we have come across. The square head, grooved cheeks, and raised wings give birds from this rig a distinguished look. The square head appearance of real plovers brought about the nicknames "bull-head" and "beetle-head" by market gunners. In original paint with minor gunning wear.

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

Literature: Henry A. Fleckenstein, Jr., New Jersey Decoys, Exton, PA, 1983, plate 423, p. 175.

Provenance

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

Comparable sales

The 1 most recent Samuel Shute Plover to cross the block.

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16 Feb 2019—Original$480

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