Makers / Elmer Crowell / Sleeping Black Duck
Elmer Crowell Sleeping Black Duck
A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1951), East Harwich, Massachusetts
$192,000
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $50,000–$80,000over estimate
Sold Jul 2025at Guyette & Deeter July 2025 Decoy & Sporting Art Auction
SpeciesSleeping Black DuckConfigRigPoseSleeperSize16"PaintOriginal
The catalog record
Early sleeping black duck with head turned as if bill is buried in back feathers. Deep relief carved, crossed wingtips and relief tail feather carving. Slightly oversized with chip carving under tail like others from the Mayo rig. Measures 16” long.
Provenance
Hunting rig of Walter Howard Mayo. Ted and Judy Harmon collection.
Comparable sales
No other Elmer Crowell Sleeping Black Duck in the data yet.
Same maker and species, most recent first. Prices include the buyer's premium. All Elmer Crowell sales