Harry B. Boice Mackey Ruddy Turnstone

Harry B. Boise (1880-1966) Absecon, NJ, c. 1900 9 3/4 in. long

A rare and important New Jersey turnstone from the region's great pioneering collector. The underside of this two-piece turnstone bears the Mackey ink stamp. Original paint with light gunning wear, including a few small chips around a splined bill.

Provenance: William J. Mackey Jr. Collection Schiller Martin Collection Dr. Morton D. Kramer Collection

Literature: 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, lot 566, exact bird illustrated. John M. Levinson and Somers G. Headley, "Shorebirds," Centreville, MD, 1991, p. 90, pl. 6-31, rigmate illustrated.

Provenance

William J. Mackey Jr. Collection Schiller Martin Collection Dr. Morton D. Kramer Collection