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Rare goldeneye drake, John English, Florence, New Jersey, last quarter 19th century. One of only 6 goldeneye drakes known to have been made by English. Old working repaint; a few small dents.
Provenance: Formerly in collection of Somers G. Headly, Headly collection stamp in underside.
Literature: “New Jersey Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr., p. 257, rigmate pictured. (1,250 - 1,750) 81.
Black duck, Jack English, Florence, New Jersey, 1st quarter 20th century. Old repaint in use; two surface cracks in one side of head.
Provenance: Formerly in the collection of John Hillman, Hillman collection stamp on underside. Lot 187 in the 1996 April Guyette & Schmidt decoy auction.
Literature: “Decoys of the Mid Atlantic Region,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr., p. 64, exact decoy. “New Jersey Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, p. 189, exact decoy. (1,000 - 1,500) 82. Pair of mallards, Joseph Morgan, Tullytown, Pennsylvania. Both have raised, carved wingtips. Weights are stamps “wcavan, Levittown, PA.” Original paint with almost no wear; hen has small dent on one wing and numerous tiny specs of off white paint on wing and tail area. (1,500 - 2,000) 46
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Hollow carved Philadelphia School mallard drake, last quarter 19th century. Body halves are joined with two dowels. Branded “J. Chandler Roach”. Original paint with minor wear; professional paint restoration by Mark McNair; small crack in one side; lightly hit by shot; small thin chip missing where nail was added to back of neck base.
Provenance: Mallar collection.
(900 - 1,200)
84. Mallard hen, Charles Allen, Bordentown, New Jersey. Allen’s ID is stamped into the weight. Raised “V” wingtip carving. Original paint with good detail and very minor wear; structurally very good.
Provenance: Mallar collection.
Literature: “Floating Sculpture,” Harrison Huster and Doug Knight, p. 12. (800 - 1,200) 85.
Bluebill hen, John English, Florence, New Jersey, last quarter 19th century. From the Kemble rig, branded “WA Kemble”. Paint was restored a long time ago in the style of John Dawson; a few small dents.
Literature: “New Jersey Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr., p. 240, exact decoy. (800 - 1,200)