- THE SURACE FEEDING PLOVERObediah Verity
(1813-1901)
Seaford, Long Island, NY, c. 1870
9 3/4 in. long
“Verity’s most distinctive form is a feeding shorebird, with its bulbous head bent down and forward, its...
[more like this] - EXEMPLARY DOWITCHERA. Elmer Crowell
(1862-1952)
East Harwich, MA, c. 1910
12 1/2 in. long
A rare and important working Crowell dowitcher decoy displaying glass eyes, richly painted detail, and split-tail carving...
[more like this] - SEVEN SHOREBIRD DECOYSSeven old working
shorebird decoys, including a cork Gelston yellowlegs, two papier-mâché Massachusetts decoys, a high-head plover, a Mid-Atlantic plover, and two flat-sided birds.
As found.
Provenance:...
[more like this] - BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERDaniel Lake Leeds
(1852-1922)
Pleasantville, NJ, c. 1890
9 1/2 in. long
Describing a rigmate and its maker in "Classic Shorebird Decoys: A Portfolio of Paintings," William J. Mackey Jr. writes,...
[more like this] - RARE CANVAS YELLOWLEGSNantucket, MA,
c. 1900
10 in. long
A rare stuffed-canvas yellowlegs decoy with an attached bill. The scarcity of this shorebird construction cannot be overstated.
Original paint with even...
[more like this] - RARE LESSER YELLOWLEGSA. Elmer Crowell
(1862-1952)
East Harwich, MA, c. 1910
9 1/2 in. long
Crowell author and historian Brian Cullity states, "The lesser yellowlegs was a relatively uncommon species to be used...
[more like this] - FOLK ART CARVED AND PAINTED RIG OF SHORE
BIRDSGroup of three carved and painted yellowlegs shorebirds joined by cord. Each decoy has iron nail beak and tacks for eyes. Hand painted and carved with the initials "JF"...
[more like this] - ANTIQUE BEETLEHEAD YELLOWLEGS DECOYAntique
painted wood Beetlehead Yellowlegs shorebird decoy on driftwood base. Original paint. 9.75 in high and 13.5 wide. VG condition....
[more like this] - SIX TIN SHOREBIRD DECOYS IN A TIN BOX
LATE 19TH CENTURY LENGTHS 10”., Late 19th Century, Includes four yellowlegs and two plovers. Dimensions: Lengths 10"....
[more like this] - THREE SHOREBIRD DECOYS, INCLUDING R.J.
BOB BROWN (NJ) 20th century, carved and painted wood, the largest a yellowlegs with glass eyes, incised signature Robert J. Brown of Barnegat, New Jersey, mounted on a painted...
[more like this] - Greater Yellowlegs shorebird decoy,
attributed to Henry F. Osborn, Bellport, Long Island, New York, 1890-1910, 13-1/2 in., mounted to piece of driftwood. Scattered light shot marks, wear to paint with some retouch,...
[more like this] - FOUR SIGNED SHOREBIRD DECOYS. Contemporary
carved and painted wood decoys. Two black and white shorebirds marked ''Stevens''. 13 1/2'' h. Yellowleg shorebird signed ''Donna Tonelli / Yellowleg'' 10 1/2'' h. Together...
[more like this] - TWO SHOREBIRD DECOYS. American 20th
century. Yellowlegs probably from New Jersey or Virginia. Original paint 8 1/2''h. with stand. And a curlew flat silhouette attributed to Eldon Willis (Stacy North Carolina...
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