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Lot 294
Rare willet, William Bowman, Lawrence, Long Island, New York, last quarter 19th century.
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Live Auction
November 2023 Decoy & Sporting Art Auction | Session Two
Live bidding began
Nov 12, 2023 at 10 AM EST
Description
Believed by some to have been carved by Charles Sumner Bunn. Relief wing carving with extended wingtips and shoe button eyes. Just under 12" long.
Condition
Original paint with minor flaking and wear, protected under an early coat of varnish; wear to the wood at the stick hole; tight crack in breast; one raised wingtip was cracked and tightly reset.
Provenance
Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Fred Caseman.
