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Canvasback and Three Books
John "Daddy" Holly (1819-1892)
Havre de Grace, MD, c. 1880
14 1/2 in. long
"G.B.G." and "D. G. Elliot" brand for Narrows Island Club, on Currituck Sound, NC. A stamped "SGH" for the Headley collection is also on the underside with an inscription.
Two "American Duck Shooting" books, written by George Bird Grinnell (one deluxe signed by the author) and a "Wildfowl of North America" book by Daniel Giraud Elliot included with this lot. Decoy is repainted, neck has a tight crack.
Provenance: Daniel Giraud Elliot Rig
George Bird Grinnell Rig
Somers G. Headley Collection
Private Collection, Maryland
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