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Jul 27, 2017 - Jul 28, 2017
Dowitcher
Joseph W. Lincoln (1859-1938)
Accord, MA, c. 1890
10 1/2 in. long
An extremely rare dowitcher by this famous Massachusetts maker featuring nice clean lines with spokeshave carving. The back displays well-executed, stippled-paint feathering.
In excellent original paint with light gunning wear and minor touch-up around base of reset bill.
Provenance: Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Collection
Literature: Milton C. Weiler and William J. Mackey, Jr., "Classic Shorebird Decoys: A Portfolio of Paintings," New York, NY, 1971, plate 13, related example illustrated.
Cap Vinal, "Joseph W. Lincoln," Rockland, MA, 2002, p. 66, related decoys illustrated.
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