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Lot 344: Bluebill Drake Decoy

Est: $5,000 USD - $7,000 USDSold:
Copley Fine Art AuctionsPlymouth, MA, USJuly 24, 2008

Item Overview

Description

Bluebill Drake
This decoy is from the rig of Charles Carson, past president of the Senachwine Club in Putnam, Illinois. The rig was passed on to fellow member Ellsworth Westcott. Original scratch-comb paint by Catherine Elliston. This decoy is a rig mate to
Robert Elliston (1849-1915)
Bureau, IL, c. 1900
The decoy has strong original paint with professional restoration to the neck filler and a few shot scars. Some over paint to the sides has been successfully removed by Paul Fortin.
Rig of Charles E. Carson Collection of Ellsworth J. Westcott Private Collection, by descent in the Westcott family

Artist or Maker

Date

Bureau, IL, c. 1

Condition Report

The decoy has strong original paint with professional restoration to the neck filler and a few shot scars. Some over paint to the sides has been successfully removed by Paul Fortin.

Provenance

Rig of Charles E. Carson Collection of Ellsworth J. Westcott Private Collection, by descent in the Westcott family

Auction Details

2008 Sporting Sale: Session II

by
Copley Fine Art Auctions
July 24, 2008, 11:00 AM EST

The Radisson, 180 Water St., Plymouth, MA, 02360, US