RAVEN MASKDouglas Lafortune
Saanichton,BC, Canada
19 1/2 in. long
After working in the logging industry for years, Doug LaFortune shifted his relationship with wood and became a sculptural artist. Mentored by...
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SAILOR'S VALENTINEHarry Bextel (b. 1935)
NewHaven, CT c. 2020
15 1/2 in. wide
A handcrafted sailor's seashell valentine in an octagonal display case composed of mahogany and glass. The octagon measures 15 1/2 inches...
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SAILOR'S VALENTINEHarry Bextel (b. 1935)
NewHaven, CT c. 2020
15 1/2 in. wide
A handcrafted sailor's seashell valentine in an octagonal display case composed of mahogany and glass. The octagon measures 15 1/2 inches...
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DECOY SILHOUETTESHarry Bextel (b. 1935)
NewHaven, CT, c. 2010
6 1/2 by 60 1/2 in.
A framed lineup of hand-cut silhouettes.
Provenance: Harry and Judy Bextel Collection...
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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...
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NORTHERN LAPWINGMark S. McNair (b. 1950)
Craddockville,VA, 2006
12 in. long
This striking plover is a rare visitor to North America yet is easily recognizable by its regal crest which is represented here with a leather inlay....
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DOVETAILED GOLDEN PLOVER WITH CARVEDWINGSMark 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...
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GOLDEN PLOVER WITH HIGH DOVETAILED HEADMarkS. 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...
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DOVETAILED TURNED-HEAD YELLOWLEGSMarkS. 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...
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FRED NICHOLS-STYLE FEEDING YELLOWLEGSMarkS. McNair (b. 1950)
Craddockville, VA, 1991
11 in. long
The underside bears an incised "McNair" signature.
Original paint with light wear.
Provenance: Harry and Judy Bextel...
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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...
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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"...
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CURLEWIan T. McNair (b. 1981)
Craddockville,VA, c. 2005
18 in. long
The underside bears an incised "I. McNair" signature.
Original paint with light wear.
Provenance: Harry and Judy Bextel Collection...
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LONG-BILLED CURLEWMark S. McNair (b.1950)
Craddockville, VA
17 1/2 in. long
The maker's incised signature is on the underside of this round-headed, raised-wing curlew.
Original paint with light wear.
Provenance:...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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DOUBLE SAILOR VALENTINEHarry Bextel
NewHaven, Connecticut
11 in. wide
A handcrafted sailor's seashell valentine in a double octagonal display case composed of mahogany and glass. Each octagon measures 11 inches...
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HALF-SIZE RUDDY TURNSTONE AND PRINTWilliamS. "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...
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SEVEN MINIATURESWilliam S. "Bill" Johnson(1938-2009)
Virginia Beach, VA, c. 2000
plover base is 11 in. wide
Three Verity-style plover on base, a Bunn-style curlew, two Lothrop Holmes-style mergansers, and a Dudley-style...
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SIX MINIATURESWilliam S. "Bill" Johnson(1938-2009)
Virginia Beach, VA, c. 2000
curlew is 10 1/2 in. long
Two black ducks, an English-Dawson-style pintail, a Phillips-Rig-style running curlew, a feeding yellowlegs,...
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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...
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CURLEWEddie Wozny (b. 1959)
Cambridge,MD, c. 1980
16 in. long
A life-size shorebird carving with raised wings, carved primaries, and the maker's underlined incised "W."
Original paint with light wear.
Provenance:...
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YELLOWLEGSIan T. McNair (b. 1981)
BelleHaven, 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:...
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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...
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FEEDING VERITY-STYLE PEEPMark S. McNair(b. 1950)
Craddockville, VA, 2013
8 in. long
A distinctly plump Verity-style shorebird with the maker's incised signature on the underside.
Original paint with light wear.
Provenance:...
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GOLDEN PLOVER WITH RAISED WINGSMarkS. McNair (b. 1950)
Craddockville, VA, 2013
10 in. long
A golden plover with inserted oak wing tips, glass eyes, and the maker’s incised signature on the underside.
Original...
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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....
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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...
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"POVERTY ISLAND" YELLOWLEGS PAIRMarkS. McNair (b. 1950)
Craddockville, VA, 2009
15 1/2 in. tall
A pair of wading yellowlegs with turned heads, wire legs in wooden bases, and raised wings with incised primaries....
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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...
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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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EIDER WITH MUSSELMark S. McNair (b.1950)
Craddockville, VA, 1990
13 1/2 in. long
A grand eider drake dining on a mussel with an uplifted head. The hollow body is finished with incised eye and bill detail and...
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EXCEPTIONAL WOOD DUCKMark S. McNair(b. 1950)
Craddockville, VA, c. 2000
13 1/2 in. long
A hollow round-bottom wood duck drake with a crest that joins into the back. The underside bears the incised "McNair"...
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MERGANSER PAIR WITH LEATHER CRESTSMarkS. McNair (b. 1950)
Craddockville, VA, c. 1999
21 1/2 in. long
Two hollow mergansers with incised raised wings, inlaid leather crests, and inletted heads. Signed with incised...
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