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Taylor Boyd Canvasback Drake

Taylor Boyd (1856-1944) Perryville, MD, c. 1900

Taylor Boyd – Canvasback Drake – 2018
$1,320
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $1,000–$2,000
Sold Jul 2018at Copley, July 2018

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The catalog record

Taylor Boyd (1856-1944) Perryville, MD, c. 1900 16 3/4 in. long

Boyd's stately high heads are among the Upper Chesapeake Bay's finest. In old gunning paint with wear.

Provenance: Ronald S. Swanson Collection

Literature: Robert H. Richardson, ed., "Chesapeake Bay Decoys," Burtonsville, MD, 1991, p. 60, rigmate decoys illustrated.

Provenance

Ronald S. Swanson Collection

Comparable sales

The 3 most recent Taylor Boyd Canvasbacks to cross the block.

SoldConditionPaintBrought
Jul 2026—Original$9,000
25 Jul 2019—Repaint$360
Jul 2017—Original$4,500

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