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Estimated Price:
$40,000 - $50,000
Lot 498: Extremely rare pair of oversized goldeneye, John Schweikart, Strawberry Island, Michigan, 1st quarter 20th century.
Auction House: Guyette & Schmidt, Inc.
Auction Location: St. Michaels, MD, USA
24718 Beverly Road
P.O. Box 1170
St. Michaels, MD
USA
21663
Phone: 410 745 0485
Fax: 410 745 0487
Email: decoys@guyetteandschmidt.com
Auction Title: North American Decoys At Auction Day Two
Auction Date: November 12, 2009
Description: Extremely rare pair of oversized goldeneye, John Schweikart, Strawberry Island, Michigan, 1st quarter 20th century. One of only four pairs known. One pair resides in the Milwaukee Museum of Art. Part of a rig of canvasbacks, redheads, goldeneye and coots purchased by Michael Hall and Jerry Catana from the Schweikart family in the early 1970's. Hollow carved with ha
Condition: Early working repaint to the white areas of the drake probably done by the maker; minor discoloration and wear; drake has minor crazing on breast and sides; excellent structurally.
Provenance: Ex collection of Robert Congdon, Nantucket, Massachusetts.
Published: "Waterfowl Decoys of Michigan", Clune Walsh Jr. and Lowell Jackson, p. 29.
