WARD BROS 1936 MODEL HIGHEAD CANVASBACK RIGMATE DECOY PAIR CRISFIELD MARYLAND
WARD BROS 1936 MODEL HIGHEAD CANVASBACK RIGMATE DECOY PAIR CRISFIELD MARYLAND
SOLD $4,500.00 Sold: Mar 30, 2025 on eBayOriginal Listing Description
WARD BROTHERS 1936 MODEL CANVASBACK RIGMATE PAIR CRISFIELD MARYLAND SOLID HARDWOOD BODYS - SIGNED & DATED 1940 REPAINTED BY LEM & STEVE - MOST LIKELY MADE CIRCA 1940 ( THE WARD BROTHERS 1936 MODEL WAS FIRST CARVED AS EARLY AS 1932 & UP UNTIL THE EARLY 1940's WHICH ARE ALL CONSIDERED & DESCRIBED AS 1936 MODELS F.Y.I.) SUPERB FORM WITH TYPICAL TUCKED PADDLE TAILS - HIGH TURNED HEADS & NECK SEATS - SUPERB LOW SLOPING BREASTS - MATCHING & INTACT KEELS - INCISED BILL DETAIL ( NOSTRILS CARVED STRAIGHT THRU ) CHEEKY FACES - LEM PAINTED THE HEN & STEVE PAINTED THE DRAKE - LISTED IS PICS OF A NEAR IDENTICAL MISMATCHED 1936 MODEL PAIR FROM GUYETTE & DEETER D.F.S SITE - WHICH SOLD FOR OVER 4000.00 IN 2021 - CONDITION: EXCELLENT - DRAKE = TAIL CHIP REPAIR - MINOR BILL CHIPPING W/TOUCH UP- THIN DRYING LINES & WEAR- HEN - TIGHT (SOLID) NECK SPLIT -DRYING LINES - MINOR BILL CHIPS & WEAR - BOTH HAVE SPOTS OF RAISED PAINT FROM 1ST COAT - DIMENSIONS: (DRAKE:) 16" LONG x 7" TALL - BODY - 7" x 3.5" - (HEN:) 16" LONG x 7.75" TALL -BODY- 7" x 3.25" - KEEL- 7" x1" x 1.25"
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Original Listing Description
WARD BROTHERS 1936 MODEL CANVASBACK RIGMATE PAIR CRISFIELD MARYLAND SOLID HARDWOOD BODYS - SIGNED & DATED 1940 REPAINTED BY LEM & STEVE - MOST LIKELY MADE CIRCA 1940 ( THE WARD BROTHERS 1936 MODEL WAS FIRST CARVED AS EARLY AS 1932 & UP UNTIL THE EARLY 1940's WHICH ARE ALL CONSIDERED & DESCRIBED AS 1936 MODELS F.Y.I.) SUPERB FORM WITH TYPICAL TUCKED PADDLE TAILS - HIGH TURNED HEADS & NECK SEATS - SUPERB LOW SLOPING BREASTS - MATCHING & INTACT KEELS - INCISED BILL DETAIL ( NOSTRILS CARVED STRAIGHT THRU ) CHEEKY FACES - LEM PAINTED THE HEN & STEVE PAINTED THE DRAKE - LISTED IS PICS OF A NEAR IDENTICAL MISMATCHED 1936 MODEL PAIR FROM GUYETTE & DEETER D.F.S SITE - WHICH SOLD FOR OVER 4000.00 IN 2021 - CONDITION: EXCELLENT - DRAKE = TAIL CHIP REPAIR - MINOR BILL CHIPPING W/TOUCH UP- THIN DRYING LINES & WEAR- HEN - TIGHT (SOLID) NECK SPLIT -DRYING LINES - MINOR BILL CHIPS & WEAR - BOTH HAVE SPOTS OF RAISED PAINT FROM 1ST COAT - DIMENSIONS: (DRAKE:) 16" LONG x 7" TALL - BODY - 7" x 3.5" - (HEN:) 16" LONG x 7.75" TALL -BODY- 7" x 3.25" - KEEL- 7" x1" x 1.25"
Note: This item has been sold and is no longer available. This page serves as a historical price reference for Duck Decoy collectors and appraisers.