- GOLDEN PLOVER WITH RAISED WINGSCape
Cod, MA, c. 1870
10 in. long
An early well-carved decoy.
Old gunning paint with moderate gunning wear.
Provenance: Found in a Wellfleet home in the 1920s...
[more like this] - DOVETAILED GOLDEN PLOVERMark S. McNair
(b. 1950)
Craddockville, VA, 2000
12 in. long
A refined hollow plover with a removable dovetailed head. The underside bears an incised "McNair" signature and a bone stick...
[more like this] - TURNED-HEAD GOLDEN PLOVERMark S. McNair
(b. 1950)
Craddockville, VA, 1993
11 in. long
A featherlight hollow plover with pegged construction and the head turned ninety-degrees. The underside bears an incised "McNair"...
[more like this] - HOLLOW GOLDEN PLOVERMark S. McNair (b.
1950)
Craddockville, VA, 1988
12 in. long
An eggshell-thin hollow golden plover with an inlaid stick-hole, raised wings, and the maker's incised signature on the underside....
[more like this] - RARE GOLDEN PLOVERElisha Burr (1839-1909)
Hingham,
MA, c. 1870
8 3/4 in. long
This diminutive Burr decoy is one of only two like it; the other of which resides in a prominent Cape Cod collection. These two gems are distinctive...
[more like this] - EARLY HOLLOW GOLDEN PLOVER WITH RAISED
WING TIPSFolger Family
Nantucket, MA, c. 1840
9 in. long
“To me,” wrote Donal C. O’Brien Jr. “...these are the greatest of all the Nantucket Golden Plovers; very...
[more like this] - RIG OF SEVEN GOLDEN PLOVERCoffin Family
Nantucket,
MA, c. 1870
9 1/4 in. long
“Birds of a feather flock together." An important aspect of a decoy's functionality is that they were made to be seen socially and used en masse....
[more like this] - GOLDEN PLOVERMr. Webster
Nantucket,
MA, c. 1850
10 in. long
This early plover with a sharp tail cut is among the best of its kind from the iconic Webster rig. It has resided on the island since it was made...
[more like this] - EARLY HOLLOW FOLGER GOLDEN PLOVERFolger
Family
Nantucket, MA, c. 1840
11 in. long
“Nantucket decoys are hard to come by and historically they are of great interest. Since they were used for relatively short periods...
[more like this] - GOLDEN PLOVER SHOREBIRDA Golden Plover
shorebird decoy in original paint with delineated wings and a wooden beak. Strong form. As-found condition with a small hole in the tail. Massachusetts, early 20th century....
[more like this] - 2 ANTIQUE CARVED BIRD DECOYS ON DRIFT
WOOD: Comprising 2 Golden Plovers; 1 carved by Capt. Jesse Birdsall, 1890, & 1 carved by the Harris family of Nantucket, Mass, 1880. Both have handwriting and date at underside....
[more like this] - PRIMITIVE NEW ENGLAND GOLDEN PLOVER
DECOY 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 9". DECOY, 19th Century, Original paint. Missing bill. Dimensions: Length 9"....
[more like this] - ALAN CHAFFEE GOLDEN PLOVER DECOY NANTUCKET,
MASSACHUSETTS, 20TH CENTURY LENGTH 10”.ALAN CHAFFEE GOLDEN PLOVER DECOY, Nantucket, Massachusetts, 20th Century, Glass eyes. Original paint. Carved "Chaffee" on underside....
[more like this] - RARE LARGE NANTUCKET GOLDEN PLOVER DECOY
CIRCA 1880 LENGTH 12”., Circa 1880, Maker unknown. Split tail. Original paint. Dimensions: Length 12"....
[more like this] - SHOREBIRD DECOY, PRIMITIVE GOLDEN PLOVER,
19THCENTURY. BANANA SHAPE BODY, BALEEN BILL. ROCKING MOVEMENT, POSSIBLY FROM NANTUCKET. 3 3/4" HIGH, 10 1/2" LONG, 2 1/2" WIDE....
[more like this] - Golden plover decoy, turned head, marked
on base "Made by Beckman" (Harvey Beckman, Seabrook, New Hampshire, working 1956-1963), 6-1/2 in., mounted to driftwood. Good condition, very minor abrasions and surface wear....
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