Group of (3) papier mache shorebird decoys with tack eyes, maker unknown, to include: (2) golden plovers, (smaller bird with light indentation to one side); and a greater yellowlegs, (damage to sides or possible crushing, one side with deeper indentation). All with small areas of paint loss. Catalog note: Similar shorebirds were auctioned in 1986 by Richard Bourne, as part of the George Ross Starr Jr., MD Decoy Collection, and are pictured on page 62 of the auction catalog. Larger 6-3/4''h, 2-1/2''w, 9-3/4''l. Provenance: Estate of Joseph ''Jay'' St. Mark, PhD, of Newtown, Connecticut, historian, appraiser, and collector of fine Americana.

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