Chautauqua Fish Decoy with Jigging Stick
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Chautauqua Fish Decoy with Jigging Stick
Lake Chautauqua, NY c. 1880
7 3/4 in. long
A highly refined and well-documented three-tone green-and-white fish. The head is finished with refined gill and mouth detail and copper eyes. The tail retains the maker's signature leather caudal insert. A jigging stick is included with the decoy.
Provenance: Steve Michaan Collection
Mark Smith Collection
Literature: Steve Michaan and Eli Gottlieb, "Beneath The Ice," New York, 1990, p. 51.Steve Michaan, "American Fish Decoys," Pound Ridge, NY, 2003, pp. 36-37, exact fish illustrated.
Lake Chautauqua, NY c. 1880
7 3/4 in. long
A highly refined and well-documented three-tone green-and-white fish. The head is finished with refined gill and mouth detail and copper eyes. The tail retains the maker's signature leather caudal insert. A jigging stick is included with the decoy.
Provenance: Steve Michaan Collection
Mark Smith Collection
Literature: Steve Michaan and Eli Gottlieb, "Beneath The Ice," New York, 1990, p. 51.Steve Michaan, "American Fish Decoys," Pound Ridge, NY, 2003, pp. 36-37, exact fish illustrated.
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Chautauqua Fish Decoy with Jigging Stick
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