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Charles Birch Hollow Bluebill Drake

Charles Birch (1867-1956) Willis Wharf, VA, c. 1930

Charles Birch – Hollow Bluebill Drake – 2019
$1,020
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $800–$1,200
Sold 25 Jul 2019at The Sporting Sale 2019 — Copley

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SpeciesScaup/BluebillConfigDrakeSize15"PaintOriginal

The catalog record

Charles Birch (1867-1956) Willis Wharf, VA, c. 1930 15 in. long

Raised on Chincoteague, Birch moved south to Willis Wharf at age thirty-nine. He was a boatbuilder, waterman, and decoy carver. His decoys were very well regarded in their own time and his rigs were hunted over from North Carolina’s Gooseville Gun Club to Illinois’ Georgia Pacific Paper Gun Club, also referred to as the Island 29 Club. Original paint with possible touch-up to reset bill, light gunning wear, and faint white spatter.

Provenance: John Hillman Collection Dr. Morton D. Kramer Collection

Provenance

John Hillman Collection Dr. Morton D. Kramer Collection

Comparable sales

The 3 most recent Charles Birch Scaup/Bluebills to cross the block.

SoldConditionPaintBrought
14 Mar 2024—Repaint$870
25 May 2023—Repaint$540
11 May 2023—Repaint$870

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