Lot 0171

Black-Bellied Plover

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Item Details

Description

Black-Bellied Plover

Verity School

Long Island, NY, c. 1890

This full-bodied shorebird decoy displays carved and raised wings, incised primaries and a bill that is tenoned and splined.

Original paint with light gunning wear.

Alan G. Haid Collection