- LONG-TAILED DRAKEMark S. McNair (b.
1950)
Craddockville, VA, c. 1980
15 in. long
An exceptional early McNair with a storied history. As a fledgling decoy carver, McNair made a pilgrimage to Crisfield where...
[more like this] - TERNMark S. McNair (b. 1950)
Craddockville,
VA, 2003
12 in. long
The underside of this racy carving bears an incised "McNair" signature. This decoy, with an osage orange bill, was from a group made in collaboration...
[more like this] - DOVETAILED GOLDEN PLOVER WITH CARVED
WINGSMark S. McNair (b. 1950)
Craddockville, VA, 2007
9 1/2 in. long
The inside of the neck joint has an incised "HB" for the patron. The underside of the hollow body bears...
[more like this] - GOLDEN PLOVER WITH HIGH DOVETAILED HEADMark
S. McNair (b. 1950)
Craddockville, VA, 2000
12 in. long
This hollow carving has a removable head with a tall and thin neck. The underside bears an incised "McNair" signature...
[more like this] - SHANG WHEELER-STYLE BLACK DUCKMark S.
McNair (b. 1950)
Craddockville, VA, 1994
17 1/2 in. long
This decoy pays close homage to Shang Wheeler, who was a major influence on McNair during his early carving years...
[more like this] - HARLEQUIN DUCKMark S. McNair (b. 1950)
Craddockville,
VA, 2010
14 1/2 in. long
These striking sea ducks are a rare sighting on the Atlantic seaboard. Approximately six were fashioned in McNair’s workshop. The underside of...
[more like this] - YELLOWLEGSIan T. McNair (b. 1981)
Belle
Haven, VA, c. 2010
13 in. long
A split-tail example with carved raised wings and an incised "I McNair" signature along the bottom.
Original paint with light wear.
Provenance:...
[more like this] - TERNColin S. McNair (b. 1986)
Craddockville,
VA, 2001
15 1/2 in. long
A graceful tern carving with incised wing detail and the maker's early embossed initials and stamped date on the underside.
Original paint with light...
[more like this] - GULLMark S. McNair (b. 1950)
Craddockville,
VA, 2001
18 in. long
This herring gull confidence decoy with a streamlined weighted keel exhibits incised raised-wing carving with carved and painted eye detail. The bottom...
[more like this] - EARLY PREENING SWANMark S. McNair (b.
1950)
Craddockville, VA, 1975
28 in. long
A rare and exceedingly early McNair decoy in a preening pose. This grand carving has a three-piece hollow body and a two-piece head....
[more like this] - SPERM WHALE WEATHERVANEMark S. McNair
(b. 1950)
Craddockville, VA, c. 2000
30 in. long, 22 1/2 in. tall
A sperm whale weathervane displaying inserted teeth and carved pectoral fins and eyes. On this special example,...
[more like this] - BLUE WINGED-TEAL PAIRMark S. McNair
(b. 1950)
Craddockville, VA, c. 1980
10 1/2 in. long
A rare and early pair of turned-head teal, gracefully carved and painted. Both bear an incised "McNAIR" signature on...
[more like this] - MERGANSER PAIRMark S. McNair (b. 1950)
Craddockville,
VA, c. 1990
14 in. long
A pair of hollow Cape-May-style mergansers featuring nicely carved bills, eyes, and crests. Both are rigged and the bottoms are incised "McNAIR."
Original...
[more like this] - CALLING CROWMark S. McNair (b. 1950)
Craddockville,
VA, c. 2010
14 in. tall, 22 in. long
This rare and grand carving has a hollow body, raised wings, and animated pose with an open bill. The legs are made of heavy wire with...
[more like this] - MARK MCNAIR DECOY, GRISWOLD POINT YELLOWLEGS
(2010), GR...Mark McNair Decoy, Griswold Point Yellowlegs (2010), great long legged form with raised wing carving and raised tail wing carving, all original bill and body,...
[more like this] - IAN MCNAIR CARVED WOODEN SPERM WHALE
CONTEMPORARY LENGTH 24”., Contemporary, Hollow-carved. Mounted on a brass and wood stand. Carved signature on underside of whale "I * McNair". Dimensions: Length 24"....
[more like this] - MARK MCNAIR SHOREBIRD CARVING. Virginia,
b. 1950, impressed "M, z210". Preening dowitcher with original paint. 10.5"h. 10.5"l. on base....
[more like this] - YELLOWLEGS DECOYBy Mark McNair of Craddockville
Virginia. Glass eyes. Carved on underside McNair''. Lightly hit with shot.''...
[more like this] - EXCEPTIONAL CARVED CURLEWBy Mark McNair
of Craddockville Virginia. In running form with raised wings. Signed on belly McNair''.''...
[more like this] - CARVED YELLOWLEGSBy Mark McNair of Craddockville
Virginia. In root head style. Incised wings. Wire legs. Nice dry finish. Signed on belly McNair''.''...
[more like this] - HOLLOW-CARVED MASSACHUSETTS-STYLE RUNNING
SHOREBIRDBy Mark McNair of Craddockville Virginia. In running form. Incised wings. Original distressed paint. Signed on belly McNair''.''...
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