Verity Family Sanderling

Obediah Verity (1813-1901) Seaford, Long Island, NY, c. 1870 8 in. long

These small gunning decoys have captured the imaginations of collectors for almost a century. This plump Long Island peep displays Verity's signature deeply carved heart-shaped wings. In original paint with even gunning wear to wood in places.

Provenance: Adele Earnest, Stony Point Art Gallery, c. 1960 Private Collection, Florida, acquired from the above Private Collection, Georgia

Literature: “Tools of the Trade: Art of Deception” exhibition catalog, Charleston, SC: SEWE and The Palmetto State Decoy Collectors Association, February 2020, p. 18, exact decoy illustrated.

Exhibited: Charleston, South Carolina, “Tools of the Trade: Art of Deception,” SEWE and The Palmetto State Decoy Collectors Association, February 2020.

Provenance

Adele Earnest, Stony Point Art Gallery, c. 1960 Private Collection, Florida, acquired from the above Private Collection, Georgia