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Gottlieb Schmid Green-winged Teal Pair
Gottlieb Schmid (1875-1957) Bay Area, CA, c. 1930
$1,800
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $2,000–$3,000under estimate
Sold Feb 2024at Copley, February 2024
SpeciesGreen-winged TealConfigPairSize10"PaintOriginalQuantity2
The catalog record
Gottlieb Schmid (1875-1957) Bay Area, CA, c. 1930 10 in. long
A rare, if not unique, pair of teal illustrated and discussed in the California book. The undersides are both painted with "Schmid." Original paint with light gunning wear, drake has tight crack in end of bill.
Provenance: Richard and Dorothy Wheeler Collection.
Literature: Michael R. Miller, "Wildfowl Decoys of California,” Spokane, WA, 2015, p. 162, exact pair illustrated.
Provenance
Richard and Dorothy Wheeler Collection.
Comparable sales
No other Gottlieb Schmid Green-winged Teal in the data yet.
Same maker and species, most recent first. Prices include the buyer's premium. All Gottlieb Schmid sales