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Jul 27, 2017 - Jul 28, 2017
Curlew
Harry V. Shourds (1861-1920)
Tuckerton, NJ, c. 1890
12 1/2 in. long
The smaller size of both the body and bill of this carving, in comparison to Lot 68, suggests that Shourds intended to represent a whimbrel.
An inscription on the underside reads "TAKEN BY SAIL TO LOCUSTVILLE VA BY ASH MILLINER MARKERT HUNTER 1875-1952."
Original paint with even gunning wear and original age line through neck and back.
Provenance: Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Collection
Literature: Peter Johnson and Alf Wannenburgh, “The World of Shooting,” Lausanne, Switzerland, 1987, pp. 259-261, exact decoy illustrated.
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