Lot 539: Rare, early, hollow pintail drake, Nate Quillen, Rockwood, Michigan, last quarter 19th century.

Name: Rare, early, hollow pintail drake, Nate Quillen, Rockwood, Michigan, last quarter 19th century.
Brand: Guyette & Deeter
SKU: thmzm4gnjc

Est: $3,500 USD - $4,500 USDSold:

Guyette & DeeterSt Michaels, MD, USJuly 31, 2005

Item Overview

Description

Extremely rare species for Quillen, branded "J.A.S." for Joseph B. Schulotman", member of the Pt. Mouille Shooting Club who later moved and became a member of the St. Clair Flats Shooting Company.

Artist or Maker

Nate Quillen

Condition Report

Old repaint has been removed to reveal traces of the original pattern; a few shot marks; a thin crack in the neck; overall very good structurally.

Literature

"Decoying St. Clair to the St. Lawrence", Crandell, pg. 15, and pictured on pg. 178.

Provenance

Collection Barney Crandell.

Auction Details

July 31 Decoy Auction

Guyette & Deeter

July 31, 2005, 12:00 AM EST

PO Box 1170, St Michaels, MD, 21663, US

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