Carved and Painted Wood Loon Decoy

Description:

Carved and Painted Wood Loon Decoy, America, 19th century, fitted with wooden rudder, with stand, (paint wear),lg. 27 in. Provenance: Adele Earnst, Herbert Hemphil, Kelter/Malc}Collections. Literature: This loon is pictured in Robert Bishop, AMERICAN FOLK SCULPTURE, (New York, 1983),p. 295, fig. 544.
Estimate $22,000-26,000

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