TWO DROP-WING DOWITCHERMark S. McNair(b. 1950)
Craddockville, VA, c. 1980
largest is 11 1/2 in. long
One is an early McNair with inserted oak wing tips and an incised "McNair" signature. The other is smaller...
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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...
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THE MODEST TOWN SHOP FISH WEATHERVANEMarkS. McNair (b. 1950)
Craddockville, VA, c. 1980
24 1/2 in. long
This weathervane resided on the crest of McNair's workshop in Modest Town, Virginia. Fortuitously, Jerry Albright...
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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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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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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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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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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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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....
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AMERICAN EGRETMark S. McNair (b. 1950)
Craddockville,VA, c. 2000
29 in. long
A rare McNair species, this American egret bears the maker's incised signature on the underside.
Original paint with light wear....
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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...
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EARLY PINTAIL PAIRMark S. McNair (b.1950)
Craddockville, VA, c. 1980
drake is 21 in. long
This hollow pintail pair is incised "McNair" on the undersides. The drake has a long inlaid oak tail and fine vermiculation.
Original...
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EARLY MERGANSER PAIRMark S. McNair (b.1950)
Craddockville, VA, c. 1975
18 3/4 in. long
A very early pair of mergansers by Mark McNair in swimming postures. Each is finished with inserted leather crests and tails....
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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...
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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...
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MATHEWS, MARY MCNAIR. TEN YEARS IN NEVADA,OR LIFE ON T...Mathews, Mary McNair. Ten Years in Nevada, or Life on the Pacific Coast. Buffalo: Baker, Jones & Co., 1880. Deep blue embossed publisher’s cloth, gilt-lettered...
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RICHARD MCNAIR PAINTING YACHTS20th centuryoil painting on masonite of 2 yachts signed Richard McNair. 5 x 7 inches, framed 13 x 15....
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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,...
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IAN MCNAIR CARVED WOODEN SPERM WHALECONTEMPORARY LENGTH 24”., Contemporary, Hollow-carved. Mounted on a brass and wood stand. Carved signature on underside of whale "I * McNair". Dimensions: Length 24"....
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MIDDLE EASTERN SCHOOL 20TH CENTURY STILLLIFE'S OF FLOWERS TWO OILS ON CANVAS, EACH SIGNED IN ARABIC L.R., ONE WITH PAPER LABEL BAKHTIAR MCNAIR LARGER: 39 3/4 X 25 IN. (101 X 63.5 CM.)Middle Eastern School 20th Century...
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FRANCES MACDONALD MCNAIR (1874-1921)(ATTRIBUTED TO)
PENDANT NECKLACE, CIRCA 1900 white metal and enamel, incised with a stylised 'R' to reversependant 3.7cm (1 1/2in) longNote: Frances Macdonald and her sister...
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§ JAMES HERBERT MCNAIR (1868-1955)AND CHARLES J. ALLEN (1862-1956)
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LIVERPOOL, KANTHACK MEDAL, DATED 1900 bronze, struck by John Pinches, London, bearing inscription ALFREDO ANTUNES KANTHACK/...
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FRANCES MACDONALD MCNAIR (1874-1921)(ATTRIBUTED DESIGNER)
BROOCH, CIRCA 1900 white metal and enamel, marked verso R3.4cm acrossNote: Frances Macdonald and her sister Margaret were skilled in metalware, jewellery...
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FRANCES MACDONALD MCNAIR (1873-1921)
DESIGNFOR JEWELLERY, CIRCA 1901-02 pencil and watercolour, inscribed in pencil - PLEASE PUT ON/ EXTRA RING &/ FASTEN CHAIN TO PENDANT-17.5cm x 10.5cmProvenance: Mrs C. Armstrong,...
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FRANCES MACDONALD MCNAIR (1873-1921)
DESIGNFOR A BROOCH OR PENDANT, CIRCA 1901-02 pencil and watercolour, inscribed in pencil DESIGN FOR BROOCH IN TURQUOISE AND SILVER-/ OR PENDANT10cm x 10.5cmProvenance: Mrs C. Armstrong,...
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FRANCES MACDONALD MCNAIR (1873-1921)
DESIGNFOR A PENDANT, CIRCA 1901-02 pencil and watercolour, inscribed in pencil ENAMEL -/ SIDE-/ FRONT-/ BACK-10.5cm x 14cmProvenance: Mrs C. Armstrong, the artist's nieceThe Fine...
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FRANCES MACDONALD MCNAIR (1873-1921)
DESIGNFOR A PENDANT, CIRCA 1901-02 pencil, watercolour and silver paint16.5cm x 12.5cmProvenance: Mrs C. Armstrong, the artist's nieceThe Fine Art Society, London, 1979Private CollectionExhibited:...
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FRANCES MACDONALD MCNAIR (1874-1921)(ATTRIBUTED DESIGNER)
CADDY SPOON, CIRCA 1900 white metal with applied beading, marked verso R7.5cm longLiterature: Larner G. & C.The Glasgow Style, Paul Harris 1980, illus....
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YELLOWLEGS DECOYBy Mark McNair of CraddockvilleVirginia. Glass eyes. Carved on underside McNair''. Lightly hit with shot.''...
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