Tobin Meldrum Hollow Canvasback

Tobin Meldrum Pearl Beach, MI, c. 1890 16 1/4 in. long

A featherweight decoy with a high and uplifted head turned to the left. Old working paint with gunning wear, neck is loose, and chips to underside of bill.

Provenance: Len Carnaghi Collection

Literature: Clune Walsh Jr. and Lowell G. Jackson, "Waterfowl Decoys of Michigan and the Lake St. Clair Region," Detroit, MI, 1983, pp. 7, 147, and front and back end papers, related decoys illustrated. Richard A. Bourne Co., Inc., "Very Rare and Important American Bird Decoys from the Collection of the late William J. Mackey Jr. of Belford, New Jersey," Hyannis, MA, 1974, Sessions V & VI, lot 116, related example illustrated. Richard A. Bourne Co., Inc., "Very Rare and Important American Bird Decoys from the Collection of the late William J. Mackey Jr. of Belford, New Jersey," Hyannis, MA, 1973, Sessions I & II, lot 305, rigmate illustrated.

Provenance

Len Carnaghi Collection