North American Decoys at Auction - November 12 & 13, 2014

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162. Black duck, Robert McGaw, Havre de Grace, Maryland. Near mint original paint; hairline crack in underside. (2,000 - 3,000)

165. Rigmate pair of bluebills, Captain John Glenn, Rock Hall, Maryland, 1st quarter 20th century. Original paint with minor wear; small cracks; some of the filler is missing at the nail in top of drake’s head. (2,000 - 3,000)

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Bluebill drake, James Holly, Havre de Grace, Maryland, last quarter 19th century. Original paint with discoloration and very minor wear; thin crack through neck base and bill; a few small dents.

166. Pair of pintails, John Glenn, Rock Hall, Maryland. Original paint with minor wear; small cracks and dents.

Provenance: Megargee collection.

Literature: “Decoys of the Mid Atlantic Region,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr., 83. (2,000 - 2,500) 164. Bluebill hen and drake, August Heinfield, Rock Hall, Maryland, 1st quarter 20th century. Drake is branded “GIPT”. Original paint with minor wear; hen has small cracks and shot marks as well a small defect in wood in underside; drake has fairly narrow age split in back.

Literature: “Decoys of the Mid Atlantic Region,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr., p. 142. (2,000 - 2,500)

167. Rigmate pair of canvasbacks, John Glenn, Rock Hall, Maryland, 1st quarter 20th century. “KK” is carved in the underside of each. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; small crack in underside of each. (2,500 - 3,500)

Literature: “Decoys of the Mid Atlantic Region,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr., p. 142. (2,000 - 3,000) 63


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