Chipman Family Hollow Golden Plover

Chipman Family Sandwich, MA, c. 1880 9 1/2 in. long

A featherweight golden plover with delicate split wing tips that open to show its hollow interior. Thick original paint with even gunning wear, working touch-up to a few shots scars and wear. Touch-up to face around replaced bill.

Provenance: Private Collection, Cape Cod

Literature: Richard A. Bourne Co., Inc., "Very Rare and Important American Bird Decoys from the Collection of the late William J. Mackey Jr. of Belford, New Jersey," Hyannis, MA, 1973, Session III, lot 219, exact decoy illustrated.

Provenance

Private Collection, Cape Cod