- JOHN JAMES AUDUBON, HAND COLORED AQUATINTJohn
James Audubon (1785-1851) , hand colored aquatint by Robert Havell, Golden Plover , Plate CCC, plate - 14 1/2" x 20 1/4".
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Condition:
Allover...
[more like this] - AIDEN LASSELL RIPLEY (1896-1969)Golden
Plover, 1930
pencil, 9 by 14 in.
This drawing appeared in a magazine called "The Sportsman" in November 1930, illustrating an article by John C. Phillips on birds in flight.
Provenance:...
[more like this] - 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] - RUNNING GOLDEN AND BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERSNantucket,
MA, c. 1880
11 in. long
Two plovers that show similar characteristics to the carvings attributed to Captain James Wyer (1816-1899) of Nantucket, MA. The black-bellied plover...
[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] - GOLDEN PLOVER WITH RAISED WINGSMark
S. 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...
[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] - PLOVER AND YELLOWLEGSMassachusetts,
c. 1900
10 in. long
A split-tail yellowlegs with painted oval eyes and a "X" rig marking on the underside. The small golden plover was carved from a one-and-one-eighth-inch...
[more like this] - GOLDEN PLOVERCoffin Family
Nantucket,
MA, c. 1870
9 1/2 in. long
A two-piece Coffin golden plover in transitional plumage.
Original paint with moderate gunning wear and uneven varnish.
Provenance: Private Collection,...
[more like this] - THE ELY-NORCROSS GOLDEN PLOVER PAIRNantucket,
MA, c. 1840
10 in. long
A fine and important pair of Nantucket golden plover. This pair represents two of the most well-documented Nantucket shorebirds known. A letter from...
[more like this] - GOLDEN PLOVERCoffin Family
Nantucket,
MA, c. 1870
9 3/4 in. long
A golden plover with two-piece construction, a bold bull neck, and a teardrop-shaped body. The dark breeding plumage is finished with tight white...
[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] - JOHN RAMSEY (1858-1934) GOLDEN PLOVERA
Golden Plover by John Ramsey (1858-1934), Summerside Prince Edward Island, in colourful overpaint. Some tail damage and the beak has been replaced. Circa 1910. Allio Collection....
[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] - A. ELMER CROWELL MINIATURE GOLDEN PLOVER
EAST HARWICH, MASSACHUSETTS, 1862-1952 HEIGHT 2.5"., East Harwich, Massachusetts, 1862-1952, Circa 1925. Mounted on an oval base. Rectangular stamp. Dimensions: Height 2.5"....
[more like this] - CHANDLER SAWYER (NC, B. 1981), PAIR
OF GOLDEN PLOVERS MOUNTED ON DRIFTWOOD Maple, North Carolina, circa 2021, carved and painted wood, iron nail bills, incised CS brand on both birds....
[more like this] - ROBERT BATEMAN (CANADA, BORN 1930) EIGHT
OFFSET LIROBERT BATEMAN (Canada, born 1930) eight offset lithographs: "Winter in the Mountains-Ravens," edition 159/950; "Blacksmith Plover," edition 743/950; "Summertime-Polar...
[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] - A pair of Royal Worcester plates painted
a golden plover and pochard in wetlands by James Stinton, 27cm diameter...
[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....
[more like this] - Lynda Hukins a bronze of a golden plover
on stone base 11.5ins Estimate ?200-300 Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement...
[more like this] - John James Audubon (American 1785-1851)
"Golden Plover" Plate 300 hand-colored engraving with aquatint from Birds of America Havell edition "J. Whatman/1836" watermark sheet 25 3/4 in. x 38 1/2 in....
[more like this] - GOLDEN PLOVER DECOYFrom Nantucket Massachusetts.
Original paint. Missing bill. Left side lightly hit with shot. Four holes drilled into underside....
[more like this] - GOLDEN PLOVER DECOYFrom Nantucket Massachusetts.
Original paint. Replaced bill. Left side has considerable wear and paint loss....
[more like this] - FOUR TIN PLOVER DECOYSUsed on Nantucket.
Three black-bellied plovers and one golden plover....
[more like this] - TWO DECORATIVE PLOVER CARVINGSBy James
Lapham of Dennisport Massachusetts. One black-bellied plover and one golden plover. Mounted on carved clamshell bases....
[more like this] - RIG OF SIX TIN SHOREBIRD DECOYS19th
CenturyFound on Nantucket Massachusetts. Three golden plovers and three yellowlegs. Original paint. Some damage and wear....
[more like this] - GOLDEN PLOVER FLATTIE DECOYOriginal
paint....
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