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Jul 28, 2017 - Jul 29, 2017
Preening Pintail Drake
The Ward Brothers
Lemuel T. (1896-1983) and Stephen (1895-1976)
Crisfield, MD, c. 1965
17 in. long
This animated hollow decorative features Lem's most elaborate carving and painting. Inscribed and signed on the bottom.
Original paint with some areas of craquelure and minimal wear.
Provenance: Private Collection, Maryland
Literature: Byron Cheever, "Ward Bros," Spanish Fork, UT, 1966, p. 34, plate 12, similar decoys illustrated.
Glenn Lawson and Ida Ward Linton, "The Story of Lem Ward," Exton, PA 1984, p.113, similar bird illustrated.
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