$1,800
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $3,000–$5,000under estimate
Sold 12 Feb 2015at The Winter Sale 2015 — Copley
SpeciesYellowlegsPaintOriginal
The catalog record
Morton Family Nantucket, MA, c. 1890 A shorebird with a three-piece body, and well defined, raised, primary wing feathers. Original paint with a little flaking, light gunning wear, original bill has been reset with some minor touch-up.
Literature: Oliver's and the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, "Auction of Waterfowl Decoys and Related Items," Salisbury, MD, October 1-2, 1994, lot 570, exact decoy illustrated.
Comparable sales
No other Morton Family Yellowlegs in the data yet.
Same maker and species, most recent first. Prices include the buyer's premium. All Morton Family sales