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Otis Townsend Plover

Otis Townsend (b. 1877) Townsend Inlet, NJ, c. 1910

Otis Townsend – Plover – 2022
$540
Brought, including buyer's premium
Sold Jul 2022at Copley, July 2022

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SpeciesPloverSize11"PaintOriginal

The catalog record

Otis Townsend (b. 1877) Townsend Inlet, NJ, c. 1910 11 in. long

A shorebird with a through-splined bill and lightly raised wings. This decoy was selected for Fleckenstein's New Jersey Decoys book. Appears to be original paint with minor darkening and heavy gunning wear, including a hole in the breast.

Provenance: Dr. Jack Conover Collection Private Collection

Literature: Henry A. Fleckenstein Jr., "New Jersey Decoys," Exton, PA, 1983, p. 174, exact decoy illustrated.

Provenance

Dr. Jack Conover Collection Private Collection

Comparable sales

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