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Linwood Dudley Rare Goose

Linwood Dudley (1886-1958) Knotts Island, NC, c. 1920

Linwood Dudley – Rare Goose – 2021
$3,000
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $2,000–$3,000
Sold Feb 2021at Copley, February 2021

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SpeciesGoose (unspecified)Size16.5"

The catalog record

Linwood Dudley (1886-1958) Knotts Island, NC, c. 1920 16 1/2 in. long

A rare working Canada goose from the Outer Banks. Linwood carried on his famous family's tradition of making decoys and running the Dudley Island Shooting Club. His pattern was inspired by his uncle Lee Dudley (1860-1942). This example was selected for inclusion in "Gunnin' Birds" and represents the maker's best carving period. In early Dudley gunning paint with wear, some cracks to head and body.

Provenance: Kroghie Andresen Collection, acquired 1991

Literature: Kroghie Andresen, "Gunnin' Birds," Charlotte, NC, 2008, p. 73, exact decoy illustrated in reverse.

Provenance

Kroghie Andresen Collection, acquired 1991

Comparable sales

No other Linwood Dudley geese, species not given in the data yet.

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