Joseph Lincoln Miniature Wood Duck Drake

Joseph W. Lincoln (1859-1938) Accord, MA, c.1910 The beauty of Lincoln’s graceful decoy lines are well documented. A life-size carving of a Lincoln wood duck was featured as the first Massachusetts waterfowl stamp in 1974. In 1986 that decoy set a then world record for a decoy selling for over $200,000. This rare miniature Lincoln wood duck decoy is stamped with the makers "Joe Lincoln, Accord, Massachusetts" ink stamp signature on the bottom. Original condition.

Provenance: William Staplin Collection, purchased from Gigi Hopkins in 1975 William V. Tripp III Collection

Literature: Cap Vinal, "Joseph W. Lincoln," Rockland, MA, 2002, p. 72, similar miniature illustrated. Joseph H. Ellis, Birds in Wood and Paint: American Bird Carvings and their Carvers, 1900-1970, Lebanon, NH, 2009, p. 17, Fig. 2.2, p. 83, Fig 7.10, and back of dust jacket, similar miniatures illustrated.

Provenance

William Staplin Collection, purchased from Gigi Hopkins in 1975 William V. Tripp III Collection