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Ben Schmidt Pair of Wood Duck

Ben Schmidt (1884-1968), Detroit, Michigan

Ben Schmidt – Pair of Wood Ducks – 2024
$14,400
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $6,000–$9,000over estimate
Sold Apr 2024at Guyette & Deeter April 2024 Decoy & Sporting Art Auction
SpeciesPair of Wood DuckConfigPairSize15"ConditionExcellentPaintOriginalQuantity2

The catalog record

Excellent rigmate pair of wood ducks with extended crests and extensive feather carving. Drake with the maker's business card tacked to the underside. Both stamped "SGH" for the collection of Somers Headly on the underside, also dated 1955. Measure 15" long.

Provenance

Somers Headley collection. Jim and Patti Aikin collection.

Comparable sales

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