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Hurley Conklin Bluebill Pair

Early Bluebill Pair - Hurley Conklin

Hurley Conklin – Bluebill Pair – 2025
$390
Brought, including buyer's premium
Hammer $325Estimate $500–$700under estimate
Sold 25 Jan 2025at American Sporting Auctions, 25 Jan 2025Bids 0

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SpeciesBluebill PairConfigPairSize14.25"Quantity2Carved1950

The catalog record

Hurley Conklin (1913-1983) Manahawkin, NJ c.1950's 14.25" long

Early and very lightly hollowed. Plump rounded bodies with soft dry paint. Carved ice grooves behind the necks. Drake has comb feather paint. Tapped for rigging but appear to have never been used.

Condition: Very good and original, larger dent on drakes right shoulder with a couple other small dents across the back. Hen is missing a small spot of nail filler on the right side.

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