PO Box 2135
Asheville, NC 28802
United States
Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Brunk Auctions has been conducting sales of fine and decorative arts for over 30 years. Auctions are held in our North Carolina sale room but attracts a global audience. Founded by Robert Brunk in 1983, the auctions became well known for their integrity and profes...Read more
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May 20, 2023
comprising: John Baker pintail drake, Bristol, Pennsylvania, 20th century, original paint with minor wear, raised primaries, glass eyes, weight stamped, 7-3/4 x 22-1/2 x 5-1/4 in.; Decoys Unlimited (Jack Sweet) sleeping black duck, Erie, Pennsylvania, mid 20th century, laminated Balsa, nice head stippling and feather strokes on back and sides, glass eyes, original white Wattsburg Road stencil on base, 6-1/2 x 15-1/2 x 7-1/4 in.
pintail: repaired break at neck, minor chipping and paint loss, yellowing of varnish, surface anomaly with paint bubbling and retouch on right side, possible fill and retouch on breast, surface dirt; black duck: exaggerated separation at base of neck as made, minor paint losses, paint runs on left shoulder apparently as made, scuffs and chips, dents at tail and on left shoulder
Guyette and Schmidt/Christie's, New York, lot 1140, The Russel B. Aitken Collection, January 18, 2003 (pintail, accompanied by a copy of the page from the sale catalog); Collection of Jean and Jim Barrow
Purchased items will be available for pick up or shipping from our Asheville, North Carolina auction facility within ten business days of the auction will be assessed a storage fee of $5.00 per day, per item. Purchaser agrees that packing and shipping is done at the purchaser's risk and that the purchaser will pay in advance all packing expenses, materials, carrier fees and insurance charges. At our discretion, items will either be packed by an agent such as a packaging store or Brunk Auctions. Please allow two weeks for shipping after payment is received. Shipment of large items is the responsibility of the purchaser. We are happy to provide names of carriers and shippers if a purchaser so requests. Brunk Auctions will have no liability for any loss or damage to shipped items.