Verity Family Outstanding Swimming Brant

Smith Clinton Verity (1845-1920) Seaford, Long Island, NY, c. 1900

$5,400
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $6,500–$8,500under estimate
Sold Jul 2025at Copley, July 2025

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SpeciesBrantPoseSwimmingSize15.25"

The catalog record

Smith Clinton Verity (1845-1920) Seaford, Long Island, NY, c. 1900 15 1/4 in. long

Among the cleanest and most elegant of all Verity waterfowl forms, this brant features a swimming pose. The underside of this decoy has the remnants of a stamp reading "Smith Clinton Verity." Original paint with even gunning wear, a working repaint to black typically found with Verity decoys.

Comparable sales

The 3 most recent Verity Family Brant to cross the block.

SoldConditionPaintBrought
Jul 2014—Repaint$540
Jul 2013——$173
Jul 2011—Repaint$345

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