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Austin Follet Greater Yellowlegs
Austin Follet Barnstable, Cape Cod, MA, c. 1912
$4,313
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $1,500–$2,500over estimate
Sold Jul 2008at Copley, July 2008
SpeciesYellowlegsPaintOriginal
The catalog record
Austin Follet Barnstable, Cape Cod, MA, c. 1912 Over-sized shorebird decoy with extended split tail carving. Follet ran a gunning stand on the marsh in Barnstable from 1912-1918. When the new game laws were passed in 1918, he moved to Quebec. Mostly original paint with some gunning touch up; some professional restoration to area around bill; hit by shot on one side.
Minor flaking, replaced bill
Provenance: George V. Soule Collection
Provenance
George V. Soule Collection
Comparable sales
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