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Lot 314
Very rare fat jaw style goldeneye, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland, 1st quarter 20th century.
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Live Auction
Spring Decoy & Sporting Art Sale | Session Two | April 28
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Apr 28, 2023 at 10 AM CDT
Description
Fat jaw style with wide, slightly turned head and humped back. Measures 16” long.
Condition
. Thick original paint with moderate crazing and minor gunning wear; slight separation at neck seat; the piece of wood used for the body had cracks and splits that were filled and secured with nails in the making, one along the side has opened slightly; small chips on edge of underside; small nail added to secure a hairline crack in tail.
Provenance
Provenance: Ex Dr. Edmund Bowman collection. George and Miriam Van Walleghem collection. This rare and important humpback goldeneye is part of a small rig that was found in Michigan by Dr. Edmund Bowman in the mid 1960’s. He sold or traded a few but kept the best one for his collection. It was included in an exhibition catalog and displayed in 1979 at the Midwest Decoy Collectors Association. Apparently he thought enough of it to share a photo with Adele Earnest so that she could include a photo of it in her book, The Art of the Decoy, plate 157.
Literature
Literature: “The Art of The Decoy”, Adele Earnest, page 181, exact decoy pictured. “Exhibition of Classic Antique Waterfowl Decoys,” April 1979, exact decoy featured. “The Ward Brothers’ Decoys – A Collector’s Guide”, Gard and McGrath, pg. 32, rigmate pictured.
