- 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...
[more like this] - SAILOR'S VALENTINEHarry Bextel (b. 1935)
New
Haven, 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...
[more like this] - SAILOR'S VALENTINEHarry Bextel (b. 1935)
New
Haven, 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...
[more like this] - 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] - 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....
[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] - 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] - FRED NICHOLS-STYLE FEEDING YELLOWLEGSMark
S. 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...
[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] - 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...
[more like this] - 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:...
[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] - 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...
[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] - DOUBLE SAILOR VALENTINEHarry Bextel
New
Haven, 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...
[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] - 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...
[more like this] - 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,...
[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] - 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:...
[more like this] - YELLOWLEGSIan T. McNair (b. 1981)
Belle
Haven, 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:...
[more like this] - 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...
[more like this] - 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:...
[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] - 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] - "POVERTY ISLAND" YELLOWLEGS PAIRMark
S. 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....
[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...
[more like this] - 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...
[more like this] - 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"...
[more like this] - MERGANSER PAIR WITH LEATHER CRESTSMark
S. 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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