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Joseph Lincoln Wood Duck

Joseph Lincoln (1859-1938), Accord, Massachusetts

Joseph Lincoln – Wood Duck – 2025
$216,000
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $175,000–$225,000
Sold Jul 2025at Guyette & Deeter July 2025 Decoy & Sporting Art Auction
SpeciesWood DuckConfigDrakeSize15.5"ConditionMintPaintOriginalSize classMiniature / decorative

The catalog record

Exceedingly rare wood duck drake with extended crest. Decoy was never rigged or weighted, and is painted identical to the maker’s miniature wood ducks. One of three full-size wood ducks by Lincoln in original paint. Measures 15.5” long.

Provenance

Ted and Judy Harmon collection.

Comparable sales

The 2 most recent Joseph Lincoln Wood Duck to cross the block.

SoldConditionPaintBrought
Apr 2026ExcellentOriginal$1,250,000
Jul 2024ExcellentOriginal$1,200

Same maker and species, most recent first. Prices include the buyer's premium. All Joseph Lincoln sales