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Will Sterling Canvasback Hen

Will Sterling (1870-1962) Crisfield, MD, c. 1900

Will Sterling – Canvasback Hen – 2016
$3,900
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $2,500–$4,500
Sold 24 Jul 2016at The Sporting Sale 2016 — Copley

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SpeciesCanvasbackConfigHenPaintOriginal

The catalog record

Will Sterling (1870-1962) Crisfield, MD, c. 1900 Branded "WHP JR" on the bottom. Original paint mostly worn to the wood and tight age cracks.

Provenance: Lloyd Tyler Collection William H. Purnell, Jr. Collection, acquired from the above

Literature: Gene and Linda Kangas, "Decoys: A North American Survey," Spanish Fork, UT, 1983, p. 37, plate 57, exact decoy illustrated.

Provenance

Lloyd Tyler Collection William H. Purnell, Jr. Collection, acquired from the above

Comparable sales

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