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Thomas Hewlett Dowitcher

Thomas Hewlett Hewlett Harbor, Long Island, NY, c. 1900

Thomas Hewlett – Dowitcher – 2018
$1,200
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $2,000–$3,000under estimate
Sold Jul 2018at Copley, July 2018

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SpeciesDowitcherSize9.25"PaintOriginal

The catalog record

Thomas Hewlett Hewlett Harbor, Long Island, NY, c. 1900 9 1/4 in. long

A plump dowitcher with unusual turned wing and tail tips. Original paint with light gunning wear, minor touch-up to wing and tail tips, and a reset bill.

Provenance: Bud Ward Collection Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Collection, acquired from the above

Literature: Laurence Sheehan, "The Birding Life," New York, NY, 2011, p. 95, exact decoy illustrated.

Provenance

Bud Ward Collection Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Collection, acquired from the above

Comparable sales

The 1 most recent Thomas Hewlett Dowitcher to cross the block.

SoldConditionPaintBrought
Feb 2021—Original$3,000

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