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Clifford Van Zandt Hooded Merganser Pair

Clifford Van Zandt Townsend's Inlet, NJ, c. 1920

Clifford Van Zandt – Hooded Merganser Pair – 2013
$2,875
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $5,000–$7,000under estimate
Sold 21 Jan 2013at The Winter Sale 2013 — Copley

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SpeciesHooded MerganserConfigPairPaintOriginalQuantity2

The catalog record

Clifford Van Zandt Townsend's Inlet, NJ, c. 1920 This matched pair of hollow hooded mergansers is featured in Quintina Colio's "American Decoys" and the drake is featured in William J. Mackey's book "American Bird Decoys." Made out of cedar with original bottom boards. Early gunning examples of this species are difficult to find. In original paint with even gunning wear. The hen has a crack in the neck.

Provenance: William J. Mackey, Jr. Collection The University Club of Milwaukee Decoy Collection

Literature: William J. Mackey, Jr., "American Bird Decoys," New York, NY, 1965, plate 117, p. 139, exact drake illustrated. Robert Shaw, Call to the Sky: The Decoy Collection of James M. McCleery, M.D., Houston, TX, 1992, p. 60. Quintina Colio, American Decoys, Ephrata, PA, 1972, p. 18, exact decoys illustrated.

Provenance

William J. Mackey, Jr. Collection The University Club of Milwaukee Decoy Collection

Comparable sales

The 1 most recent Clifford Van Zandt Hooded Merganser to cross the block.

SoldConditionPaintBrought
Jul 2008GoodOriginal$5,463

Same maker and species, most recent first. Prices include the buyer's premium. All Clifford Van Zandt sales