- DECOY SILHOUETTESHarry Bextel (b. 1935)
New
Haven, CT, c. 2010
6 1/2 by 60 1/2 in.
A framed lineup of hand-cut silhouettes.
Provenance: Harry and Judy Bextel Collection...
[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 TURNED-HEAD YELLOWLEGSMark
S. McNair (b. 1950)
Craddockville, VA, 1994
10 in. long
The maker's incised signature and a stick-hole inlay is found on the underside of this hollow decoy. The inside of...
[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] - PARKER'S ISLAND BLACK DUCKMark (b. 1950)
and Ian (b. 1981) McNair
Craddockville, VA, 2005
21 in. long
This distinct decoy is a collaborative effort that came together in a cabin on a small Chesapeake Bay island....
[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] - PINTAILMark S. McNair (b. 1950)
Craddockville,
VA, 1990
20 1/2 in. long
An exemplary McNair decoy with a tucked high head and a long hardwood-inlay tail. It is finished with fine scratch comb feather detail and the underside...
[more like this] - HALF-SIZE RUDDY TURNSTONE AND PRINTWilliam
S. "Bill" Johnson (1938-2009)
Virginia Beach, VA, c. 1980
6 1/2 in. long
A miniature ruddy turnstone carving and accompanying print by the maker. Signed and incised on the...
[more like this] - MERGANSERFrank J. Dobbins (1907-1990)
Jonesport,
ME, c. 1980
17 in. long
A turned-head merganser decoy with the maker's etched signature on the bottom.
Original paint with light wear.
Provenance: Harry and Judy Bextel...
[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] - TURNED-HEAD GOLDEN PLOVERMark S. McNair
(b. 1950)
Craddockville, VA, 2000
10 in. long
A hollow shorebird decoy with a split tail and a removable dove-tailed head. McNair's precision and attention to detail shines...
[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] - LOONMark S. McNair (b. 1950)
Craddockville,
VA, 2004
23 in. long
A loon decoy with a snuggle head, raised wing tips, and excellent paint. The head has a lightly incised bill and eyes. Incised "M. S. McNair" on the...
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