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Shang Wheeler Preening Wigeon Drake

Charles E. "Shang" Wheeler (1872-1949) Stratford, CT, c. 1930

Shang Wheeler – Preening Wigeon Drake – 2014
$30,000
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $30,000–$40,000
Sold Feb 2014at Copley, February 2014

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SpeciesWigeonConfigDrakePosePreenerConditionExcellentPaintOriginal

The catalog record

Charles E. "Shang" Wheeler (1872-1949) Stratford, CT, c. 1930 A classic, hollow-carved, turned-head wigeon with combed vermiculation and scratched feather detail on the head. This is believed to be the finest Wheeler wigeon to ever come on the market. Excellent original paint with light gunning wear, a small tail chip, and the rigging removed.

Literature: Dixon MacD. Merkt, "Shang.A Biography of Charles E. Wheeler" Spanish Fork, UT, 1984, p. 161, plate 171, similar decoy illustrated.

Comparable sales

The 1 most recent Shang Wheeler Wigeon to cross the block.

SoldConditionPaintBrought
26 Jul 2007Mint—$14,000

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