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Estimated Price:
$55,000 - $65,000
Lot 89: Rare canvasback drake, Alvirah Wright, Duck, North Carolina, 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 One
Auction Date: November 11, 2009
Description: Rare canvasback drake, Alvirah Wright, Duck, North Carolina, 1st quarter 20th century. An oversized decoy with stately high head and classic Alvirah Wright lines.
Condition: Wonderful old paint; thin very tight drying crack in the body secured with two nails into the side of the body; another thin tight crack in the body; overall very good structurally.
Provenance: Ex-collection James S. Lewis, Jr.
Published: "Gunnin' Birds", Kroghie Andresen, p. 275. "Important Waterfowl Decoys & Bird Carvings at Auction", Guyette & Schmidt, Inc., Sept/1987, lot 634, exact decoy. "Waterfowl Heritage North Carolina Decoys and Gunning Lore", Conoley, similar bird pictured on
