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George Boyd Miniature Swimming Goose

George Boyd (1873-1941) Seabrook, NH, c. 1935

George Boyd – Miniature Swimming Goose – 2011
$3,450
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $3,000–$4,000
Sold Jul 2011at Copley, July 2011

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SpeciesGoose (unspecified)PoseSwimmingPaintOriginalFormMiniature

The catalog record

George Boyd (1873-1941) Seabrook, NH, c. 1935 A slightly turned-head swimming Canada goose. Boyd's life-size swimming Canada geese are amongst the maker's prized creations. Original paint with small area of craquelure, pleasing patina, and minor touch-up to a reset neck.

Provenance: William V. Tripp III Collection

Literature: Jim Cullen,"Finely Carved and Nicely Painted: The Life, Art and Decoys of George H. Boyd, Seabrook, NH,1873-1941," Rye, NH, 2009, p. 27 and 61, similar examples illustrated.

Provenance

William V. Tripp III Collection

Comparable sales

The 4 most recent George Boyd geese, species not given to cross the block.

SoldConditionPaintBrought
Apr 2026GoodOriginal$1,140
Jul 2025ExcellentOriginal$3,300
Jul 2025ExcellentOriginal$2,400
Jul 2025—Original$1,200

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