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Lot 403: Excellent hollow canvasback drake, Enoch Reindahl, Stoughton, Wisconsin, circa 1940.

Est: $35,000 USD - $50,000 USDSold:
Guyette & DeeterBoston, MA, USJuly 30, 2006

Item Overview

Description

This is one of only 6 canvasbacks made by Reindahl; exhibits raised and crossed wings, notched tail and incised shoulder separation; the head is turned at roughly a 45 degree angle; from Enoch's personal gunning rig, "ENOCH REINDAHL" painted on the unde

Artist or Maker

Condition Report

Original vermiculated and shaded paint covered with a thin coat of varnish, which has darkened slightly; very thin tight crack along one side of the neck; overall structurally superb. .

Literature

"Whistling Wings Whittled Ducks & Wetlands", Milwaukee Public Museum, p. 42.

Auction Details

Rare Waterfowl Decoy Auction - Day 2

by
Guyette & Deeter
July 30, 2006, 12:00 AM EST

Boston, MA, 02108, US