Makers / Shang Wheeler / Sleeping Swan

Shang Wheeler Sleeping Swan

Charles E. "Shang" Wheeler (1872-1949), Stratford, Connecticut

Shang Wheeler – Sleeping Swan – 2026
$96,000
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $80,000–$120,000
Sold Apr 2026at Guyette & Deeter April 2026 Decoy & Sporting Art Auction
SpeciesSleeping SwanPoseSleeperSize38"PaintOriginal

The catalog record

Exceedingly rare sleeping swan. Hollow carved with relief wing feather carving. Swan was rigged and weighted with a wooden keel having been removed. One of two known. Measures 38” long.

Provenance

Estate of the maker. Connecticut Audubon Society collection. Jim and Diane Cook collection.

Comparable sales

No other Shang Wheeler Sleeping Swan in the data yet.

Same maker and species, most recent first. Prices include the buyer's premium. All Shang Wheeler sales