John Dilley Dowitcher

John Dilley Quogue, Long Island, NY, c. 1890 Original paint with even gunning wear.

Provenance: Private Collection, Florida

Literature: Adele Earnest, "The Art of the Decoy: American Bird Carvings," West Chester, PA, 1965, p. 60, Fig. 41, similar decoy illustrated. William J. Mackey, Jr., "American Bird Decoys," New York, NY, 1965, color plate IV, similar decoy illustrated. Timothy Sieger, "The Decoys of Long Island," Water Mill, NY, 2010, p. 48, similar example illustrated. Oliver's, "American Bird Decoys," Kennebunk, ME, October 1994, lot 610, exact decoy illustrated.

Provenance

Private Collection, Florida