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Lot 39
Extremely rare and important rigmate pair of bluewing teal, Nate Quillen, Rockwood, Michigan, last quarter 19th century.
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Spring Decoy & Sporting Art Sale | Session One | April 27
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Apr 27, 2023 at 10 AM CDT
Description
Hollow carved with .25" bottom boards and inlayed neck seats. Decoys were rigged, but never weighted. Measure 10.25" long.
Condition
Original paint with areas of flaking or heat bubbling mostly on lower half; tight crack in each neck; shallow chip in the underside of hen's bill; both with a thin coat of early varnish, with the undersides left unvarnished.
Provenance
Provenance: George and Miriam Van Walleghem collection. Purchased from Ed DeNavarre, who purchased from Hy Dalhka.
Literature
Literature: “Waterfowl Decoys of Michigan and the Lake St. Clair Region,” Clune Walsh and Lowell Jackson, exact decoys pictured plate 10. Decoy Magazine, March/April 2003, cover photo and article. “Decoys,” Linda and Gene Kangas, p. 272, exact decoys pictured. “Great Lakes Decoy Interpretations”, Gene and Linda Kangas, pg. 159 exact decoys pictured.
