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Yellowlegs Decoy

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Item Details

Description

New Jersey, c. 1880
10 in. long

A well-crafted shorebird displaying a metal bill, raised carved wings, a downward-angled split tail, and a Mackey collection stamp on the underside.
A mixture of original paint and old in-use repaint on the underside, gunning wear and old fill with touch-up to tail and head chips. Age line on underside.

Provenance: William J. Mackey Collection
Eddie Woodin Collection

Literature: Richard A. Bourne Co., Inc., "Very Rare and Important American Bird Decoys from the Collection of the late William J. Mackey Jr. of Belford, New Jersey," Hyannis, MA, 1974, Sessions V & VI, lot 415, exact decoy illustrated.Quintina Colio, "American Decoys," Ephrata, PA, 1972, p. 61, rigmate decoy illustrated.

Condition

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