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Edmund B. Hardcastle Early Canvasback Pair

Edmund B. Hardcastle (1824-1899) Easton, MD, c. 1880

Edmund B. Hardcastle – Early Canvasback Pair – 2019
$3,600
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $1,400–$1,800over estimate
Sold 16 Feb 2019at The Winter Sale 2019 — Copley

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The catalog record

Edmund B. Hardcastle (1824-1899) Easton, MD, c. 1880 14 in. long

A very early pair of Talbot County decoys, these are two of the most animated birds ever to come out of the county. John Sullivan reports in his book "Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, Decoys and Long Guns: Tales of Carroll's Island Ducking Club" that Edmund B. Hardcastle enjoyed several days of spring shooting in March of 1904 at the Carroll's Island Ducking Club. Both decoys retain a "TOWNSEND" rig stencil on the bottom of each. In gunning repaint with heavy even wear.

Provenance: Townsend Rig Estate of Seth Shannahan Jewell

Literature: C. John Sullivan, "Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, Decoys and Long Guns: Tales of Carroll's Island Ducking Club," Charleston, SC, 2008, p. 68.

Provenance

Townsend Rig Estate of Seth Shannahan Jewell

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