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Amos G. Wallace Eider Pair

Amos G. Wallace (1882-1968) West Point, ME, c. 1920

Amos G. Wallace – Eider Pair – 2020
$5,160
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $4,000–$6,000
Sold 15 Feb 2020at The Winter Sale 2020 — Copley

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The catalog record

Amos G. Wallace (1882-1968) West Point, ME, c. 1920 17 in. long

A stylish and full-bodied Down East sea duck pair displaying inletted heads and carved eye and bill detail. Wallace was a boatbuilder and is credited as the designer of the West Point Skiff. Original paint with gunning wear, age lines in the hen. The drake has a neck crack and some working repaint.

Provenance: Dr. Peter J. Muller Jr. Collection, acquired in 1980

Literature: Quintina Colio, "American Decoys," Ephrata, PA, 1972, p. 28, rigmates illustrated.

Provenance

Dr. Peter J. Muller Jr. Collection, acquired in 1980

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