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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

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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

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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

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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.

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Provenance: Ex collection of Robert Congdon, Nantucket, Massachusetts.

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Published: "Waterfowl Decoys of Michigan", Clune Walsh Jr. and Lowell Jackson, p. 29.

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