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Taylor Boyd Canvasback Drake

Taylor Boyd (1856-1944) Perryville, MD, c. 1900

Taylor Boyd – Canvasback Drake – 2017
$4,500
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $4,000–$6,000
Sold Jul 2017at Copley, July 2017

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SpeciesCanvasbackConfigDrakeSize16.5"PaintOriginal

The catalog record

Taylor Boyd (1856-1944) Perryville, MD, c. 1900 16 1/2 in. long by 9 in. high

Boyd's stately high-heads are perhaps the most regal of the Upper Chesapeake Bay region. Original paint with gunning wear, faint touch-up to hairline neck crack, and repair to underside of bill.

Provenance: Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Collection

Provenance

Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Collection

Comparable sales

The 3 most recent Taylor Boyd Canvasbacks to cross the block.

SoldConditionPaintBrought
Jul 2026—Original$9,000
25 Jul 2019—Repaint$360
Jul 2018——$1,320

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