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Harry V. Shourds Outstanding Yellowlegs

Harry V. Shourds (1861-1920) Tuckerton, NJ, c. 1890

Harry V. Shourds – Outstanding Yellowlegs – 2013
$6,900
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $6,000–$8,000
Sold Jul 2013at Copley, July 2013

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SpeciesYellowlegsConditionExcellentPaintOriginal

The catalog record

Harry V. Shourds (1861-1920) Tuckerton, NJ, c. 1890 An exemplary painted-eye shorebird decoy with its original splined bill. This Shourds decoy features the maker's best stippled paint with pleasing patina and his early oval primary feather paint pattern. Excellent original paint with light gunning wear and very faint age line in the bill.

Provenance: Private Collection, Maryland

Literature: Robert Shaw, "Call to the Sky: The Decoy Collection of James M. McCleery, M.D.," Houston, TX, 1992, p. 59, similar decoy illustrated. James R. Doherty, "Classic New Jersey Decoys," Louisville, KY, 2011, p. 66, similar decoys illustrated.

Provenance

Private Collection, Maryland

Comparable sales

The 5 most recent Harry V. Shourds Yellowlegs to cross the block.

SoldConditionPaintBrought
11 Oct 2026GoodOriginal$186
11 Oct 2026GoodOriginal$124
11 Oct 2026GoodOriginal$124
11 Oct 2026GoodOriginal$74
27 Aug 2026—Original$270

Same maker and species, most recent first. Prices include the buyer's premium. All Harry V. Shourds sales