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Dave Umbrella Watson Plump Red Knot

Dave 'Umbrella" Watson (1851-1938) Chincoteague, VA, c. 1890

Dave "Umbrella" Watson – Plump Red Knot – 2018
$2,160
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $1,600–$1,800over estimate
Sold 16 Feb 2018at The Winter Sale 2018 — Copley

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SpeciesShorebird (other)Size9.5"PaintOriginal

The catalog record

Dave 'Umbrella" Watson (1851-1938) Chincoteague, VA, c. 1890 9 1/2 in. long

A rare robin snipe with V-cut wing tips. By this legendary Virginia maker who created birds with clean and elegant lines. Original paint with heavy gunning wear, age lines, and a knot hole in tail.

Provenance: Grant Nelson Collection

Literature: Jeff Wangrow, American Wildfowl Decoys, New York, NY, 1985, pp. 20 -21, related example. Henry A. Fleckenstein, Jr. Southern Decoys of Virginia and the Carolinas, Exton, PA, plates 117, 118, p. 85 related examples.

Provenance

Grant Nelson Collection

Comparable sales

The 1 most recent Dave Umbrella Watson other shorebird to cross the block.

SoldConditionPaintBrought
Jul 2025——$600

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