Excellent brant, Dave ‘Umbrella’ Watson,

Excellent brant, Dave ‘Umbrella’ Watson,
Excellent brant, Dave ‘Umbrella’ Watson, Chincoteague, Virginia. Hollow carved with relief carved wing tips. Branded ‘P’ and ‘WHP Jr’ in the underside. Exact decoy pictured on page 220 of 'Chesapeake Bay Decoys' by Robert Richardson. Measures 18” long.

Condition

Original paint with very minor wear; a few tiny dents and an almost unnoticeable hairline crack in neck, otherwise excellent structurally.

Provenance

Ex William Purnell collection. Jim and Pat Doherty collection. Doherty collection sticker on underside.

Notes

Decoy