A Group of Carved and Polychrome Painted Duck Decoys
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $400 - $600
Estimate$400 – $600
Status
Closed
A Group of Carved and Polychrome Painted Duck Decoys
American, late 19th/early 20th century
six total including one stamped on underside CAPRT. C. A. Matthis
longest length 14 3/4 inches
Property from the Estate of Barbara B. Elliott
Sam Cowan is the Associate Vice President, Head of Sale, Interiors Interiors by Freeman's.
Sam has spent his life in the auction industry, accompanying his father, Wes Cowan to auctions, trade shows and eventually to his own eponymous auction house, in the mid-1990s. He joined his father’s auction house, Cowan’s, full-time in 2012 in the Arms and Armor department and as a fine and decorative arts specialist, a department where he would ultimately become director. Sam has an interest in 20th century design, pottery, early advertising, historic Americana and antique firearms. He is a licensed auctioneer in three states and is a featured appraiser on The Antiques Roadshow.
