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Elmer Crowell Miniature Pintail

Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts

Elmer Crowell – Miniature Pintail – 2023
$3,300
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $2,000–$3,000over estimate
Sold Aug 2023at Guyette & Deeter Summer 2023 Decoy & Sporting Art Auction
SpeciesMiniature PintailSize18"ConditionExcellentPaintOriginalSize classMiniature / decorative

The catalog record

Raised, slender neck and raised wingtip carving. White painted underside of base with "Pintail 18" and the faint remnants of Crowell's "MFR" ink stamp on underside. Most of Crowell's early miniature pintails show damage or repairs to their slender neck and tail sprig. Measures 5" long.

Provenance

Purchased from Joseph H. Ellis. Russ and Karen Goldberger collection.

Comparable sales

The 1 most recent Elmer Crowell Miniature Pintail to cross the block.

SoldConditionPaintBrought
Jul 2025—Original$1,500

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