$633
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $1,000–$1,500under estimate
Sold Jul 2008at Copley, July 2008
SpeciesRedheadConfigDrake
The catalog record
Bill Hammel (1840-1939) Absecon, NJ, c. 1905 Exhibits a 45 degree turned-head with fine carving detail, including a slightly flared upturned bill and hollow body. In working paint with light gunning wear, rubs to sides of bill and tail, age line along body seam, minor crazing.
Provenance: William J. Mackey, Jr. Collection The University Club of Milwaukee Decoy Collection
Literature: Henry A. Fleckenstein, Jr., New Jersey Decoys, Exton, PA, 1983, plate 335, p. 145.
Provenance
William J. Mackey, Jr. Collection The University Club of Milwaukee Decoy Collection
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