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Joseph Lincoln Dowitcher

Joseph W. Lincoln (1859-1938) Accord, MA, c. 1890

Joseph Lincoln – Dowitcher – 2017
$6,600
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $4,000–$5,500over estimate
Sold Jul 2017at Copley, July 2017

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SpeciesDowitcherSize10.5"ConditionExcellentPaintOriginal

The catalog record

Joseph W. Lincoln (1859-1938) Accord, MA, c. 1890 10 1/2 in. long

An extremely rare dowitcher by this famous Massachusetts maker featuring nice clean lines with spokeshave carving. The back displays well-executed, stippled-paint feathering. In excellent original paint with light gunning wear and minor touch-up around base of reset bill.

Provenance: Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Collection

Literature: Milton C. Weiler and William J. Mackey, Jr., "Classic Shorebird Decoys: A Portfolio of Paintings," New York, NY, 1971, plate 13, related example illustrated. Cap Vinal, "Joseph W. Lincoln," Rockland, MA, 2002, p. 66, related decoys illustrated.

Provenance

Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Collection

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