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Birdsall Ridgeway Hollow Preening Goose

Birdsall Ridgeway (1880-1952) Barnegat, NJ, c. 1935

Birdsall Ridgeway – Hollow Preening Goose – 2021
$3,300
Brought, including buyer's premium
Sold Feb 2021at Copley, February 2021

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SpeciesGoose (unspecified)PosePreenerSize22"PaintRepaint

The catalog record

Birdsall Ridgeway (1880-1952) Barnegat, NJ, c. 1935 22 in. long

A sleek, hollow goose with bill grazing the decoy's back. In working repaint with gunning wear, fitted with a second head by the maker.

Provenance: William K. du Pont Collection

Literature: David S. Webster and William Kehoe, "Decoys at Shelburne Museum," Shelburne, VT, 1961, p. 90, related bird illustrated.

Provenance

William K. du Pont Collection

Comparable sales

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