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Levy Family Red-breasted Merganser Pair
Lindsey Seaforth Levy (1892-1980) Little Tancook Island, NS, Canada, c. 1930
$1,440
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $800–$1,200over estimate
Sold Jul 2017at Copley, July 2017
SpeciesMerganserConfigPairSize16.5"PaintOriginalQuantity2
The catalog record
Lindsey Seaforth Levy (1892-1980) Little Tancook Island, NS, Canada, c. 1930 16 1/2 in. long
A rigmate pair of red-breasted mergansers by the most recognized carver of this prominent island family. In original paint with gunning wear, both have a body crack, and the top of the drake's comb is reset.
Provenance: Rafe Lapham and Martha Andrea Collection
Provenance
Rafe Lapham and Martha Andrea Collection
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