Rare Dowitcher Decoy by Nathan Rowley Horner (1882-1942)

Lot 537

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Lot Description

Rare Dowitcher
Nathan Rowley Horner (1882-1942)
West Creek, NJ, c. 1915
10 1/2 in. long

An exceedingly rare shorebird by this New Jersey master showing the clean lines and stippled paint common in his waterfowl decoys. Widely recognized as New Jersey's master carver, Horner is believed to have only made a single rig of dowitchers.
Original paint with light gunning wear, some restoration to head, and a patch of wax fill on lower right side.

Provenance: Fred Ellenberg Collection
Linda E. Johnson Collection Private Collection

Literature: Henry A. Fleckenstein Jr., "New Jersey Decoys," Exton, PA, 1983, p. 168, pl. 403 (top bird), exact decoy illustrated. Joe Engers, ed., "Jim Allen: A Champion for New Jersey Decoys," Decoy Magazine, May/June 2017, p. 9, rigmate illustrated.

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