Orel LeBoeuf Exceedingly Rare and Possibly Unique Wood Duck

Orel LeBoef (1880s-1968) St. Anicet, QB Pronounced raised wing carving and elaborate incising to the coverts, tertials, secondaries, primaries and tail. Nice scratch comb paint to the body sides and under the tail. In excellent original paint with a few minor rubs, tight age crack to the underside of the bird extends upward slightly towards the tail and into the breast.

Provenance: Private Collection, Texas, purchased at Guyette & Schmidt’s July 1995 sale for a then world record price for the maker

Provenance

Private Collection, Texas, purchased at Guyette & Schmidt’s July 1995 sale for a then world record price for the maker