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Jul 28, 2017 - Jul 29, 2017
Red Knot
Obediah Verity (1813-1901)
Seaford, Long Island, NY, c. 1890
10 1/2 in. long
A plump robin snipe with the Hillman Collection ink stamp on the underside.
Original paint with even gunning wear, small chip on top of head and bill.
Provenance: John Hillman Collection
Grant Nelson Collection
Literature: Timothy Sieger, "The Decoys of Long Island," Water Mills, NY, 2010, pp. 32 and 33, related examples illustrated.
Guyette and Schmidt, Inc., "The Hillman Collection: Rare Antique Waterfowl Decoys," W. Farmington, ME, April 1996, lot 232, exact decoy illustrated.
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