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Harry Fennimore Rare Hollow Canvasback Hen

Harry Fenimore (1886-1970) Bordentown, NJ, c. 1925

$5,000
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $5,000–$7,000

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SpeciesCanvasbackConfigHenPaintOriginal

The catalog record

Harry Fenimore (1886-1970) Bordentown, NJ, c. 1925 Displaying pronounced dropped-cheek and razor-thin upswept tail carving.

In original paint, with minor rubs to bare wood mostly on one side, an overall pleasing surface with dozens of tight cord wrap marks across the body, head is slightly lifted from the body, ever-so-slight seam separation along the body line. Original rectangular pad weight and leather.

Provenance: Peter Brams Collection

Literature: R. Shaw, Call to the Sky, Houston, TX, 1992, p. 64, rigmate.

Provenance

Peter Brams Collection

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