Clark Madera Pintail Pair

Clark Madara (1883-1953) Pitman, NJ, c. 1920 A county directory from the turn of the century lists Madara as a "house painter, gun smith and decoy maker."

This important pair of hollow decoys exhibits painted tack eyes, carved bills, superb painted feather detail, and their original chamfered weights. One of the finest New Jersey pintail pairs to ever come to market.

Exhibited: North American Vintage Decoy & Sporting Collectibles Show, Vintage New Jersey Decoy Display, April 25-26, 2014, St. Charles, Illinois. Original paint with even gunning wear. The hen has minor flaking on base of neck.

Provenance: Richard Gove Collection

Literature: John Clayton, "New Jersey's Best Go West," Decoy Magazine, Lewes, DE, January/February 2014, p. 31, exact decoys illustrated. James R. Doherty, "Classic New Jersey Decoys," Philadelphia, PA, 2011, p. 162, plate 339, similar decoy illustrated. Henry A. Fleckenstein, Jr., "New Jersey Decoys," Exton, PA, 1983, p. 46, plate XXIV, similar decoys illustrated.

Provenance

Richard Gove Collection