Makers / William Schultz / Blue-winged Teal
William Schultz Blue-winged Teal
William L. Schultz (1923-2009) Milwaukee, WI, 1968
$2,300
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $2,000–$4,000
Sold 16 Jan 2012at The Winter Sale 2012 — Copley
SpeciesBlue-winged TealConfigDrakePaintOriginalCarved1968
The catalog record
William L. Schultz (1923-2009) Milwaukee, WI, 1968 Inscribed "Blue-Wing Teal Drake, Eclipse Plumage, Carved Spring 1968, For Dick Steinman, by William L. Schultz" by the maker on the bottom of the decoy next to its keel. The decoy exhibits finely carved bill and wing detail. Original paint with minor sap bleeds along the waterline of the right side and two faint rubs on the left side.
Provenance: Private Collection, Midwest
Provenance
Private Collection, Midwest
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