Name: GARY LOWENTHAL 1965 SGND, HND CRVD BUFFLEHEAD DRAKE WOOD DUCK DECOY W/GLASS EYES
Brand: Gary Lowenthal (USA, 20th century)
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GARY LOWENTHAL 1965 SGND, HND CRVD BUFFLEHEAD DRAKE WOOD DUCK DECOY W/GLASS EYES

GARY LOWENTHAL 1965 SGND, HND CRVD BUFFLEHEAD DRAKE WOOD DUCK DECOY W/GLASS EYES

$ 183.48

Availability: 100 in stock

Duck Type: Wood Duck Decoy

Signed on baseplate in cursive writing: Dated 1965

Features: Vintage

Modified Item: No

Custom Bundle: No

All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

Vintage: Yes

Refund will be given as: Money Back

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Found in southern New Hampshire: New England

Mid-20th c American carved duck decoys: Sporting accessories

Restocking Fee: No

Eggshell/Satin finish: Slightly reflective exterior surfaces

Item must be returned within: 14 Days

Material: White Cedar

Mid-20th century: Dated 1965

100% original vintage condition: Untouched & unaltered

Authentic: Original

Original affixed glass eyes: Signed

All original paint: All original surfaces

Gary Lowenthal: United States

Hand carved: Hand painted

American: Vintage

Bufflehead Drake: Sporting wooden duck decoys

Brand: Gary Lowenthal (USA, 20th century)

Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

No 'in-painting': No repairs (old or new)

Condition: Very Good-Excellent overall vint cond: For sale is this fantastic & very exciting mid-20th c American Folk Art vint sgnd, hnd crvd & hnd pntd sporting wooden duck decoy by Gary Lowenthal, realized in 1965. This now 55 yr-old American wooden duck decoy feats the seldom portrayed Bufflehead Drake species of duck, w/its characteristic stout, compact body & tufted crest of gathered plumage atop its strangely shaped head. Perhaps only the Merganser Drake has an equally memorable, distinct form as does the Bufflehead Drake. The solid wood sporting accessory feats most likely white cedar wood construction, w/a stationary, stick-up style, where the head's fastened to the lower body & doesn't move or pivot L or R. The duck's sgnd on the baseplate in incised, cursive writing 'Gary Lowethal, (19)65 Bufflehead Drake.' It still has both of its orig, affixed glass eyes & is tri-colored, w/a deep charcoal blk, complimented by a noticeably raked off-white. The duck's bill is a deep pewter gray. Great.

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GARY LOWENTHAL
(AME
RI
CAN
, 20TH CENTURY)
1965,
SIGNED,
HAND
CARVED
&
HAND
PAINTED
BUFFLEHEAD
DRAKE
WOODEN
DUCK
SPORTING
DECOY,
with
ORIGINAL
GLASS
EYES
[Hand written, cursive artist's signature and
date on baseplate]
(Dated 1965)
Mid-20th century
Ame
ri
can
vintage hand carved & hand painted sporting wooden
duck decoys
DIMENSIONS:
9
1⁄2" Length x 5
1⁄4" Height x
5
1⁄4" Depth
Weight:
DESCRIPTION:
For sale is this fantastic and very exciting
mid-20th century
Ame
ri
can
Folk Art
vintage signed, hand carved and hand painted sporting wooden duck decoy
by
Gary Lowenthal,
realized in
1965.
This now
55 year-old
Ame
ri
can
wooden duck decoy
features the seldom portrayed
Bufflehead Drake
species of duck, with its characteristic stout, compact body and tufted crest of gathered plumage atop its strangely shaped head. Perhaps only the
Merganser Drake
has an equally memorable, distinct form, as does the
Bufflehead Drake.
The
solid wood sporting accessory
features most likely
white cedar wood construction,
with a
stationary, stick-up style,
where the head's fastened to the lower body and doesn't move or pivot left or right. The duck's signed on the baseplate in incised, cursive writing
'Gary Lowethal, (19)65 Bufflehead Drake.'
It still has both of its original, affixed glass eyes and is tri-colored, with a deep charcoal black, complimented by a noticeably raked off-white. The duck's bill is a deep pewter gray. There's no 'in-painting' and no repairs (old or new.) Absolutely terrific.
CONDITION:
Very Good to Excellent overall vintage condition.