Dexter Snow (NC, 1893-1976), Pair of Published Redheads

Powells Point, North Carolina, circa 1930s, carved and painted wood, drake has an incised P on the bottom, published on page 227 of Gunnin' Birds by Kroghie Andresen, the drake published on page 41 in the January/February issue of Decoy Magazine. Length 15.5 in. x 10.5 x 7 Former collection of Kroghie Andresen, Charlotte, North Carolina. Former collection of Bea Berle and purchased from her in 1986. Exhibited at Duke University in 2023. The drake exhibited at the Rice Museum Georgetown, South Carolina in 1988. Dexter Snow carved some unusual decoys that have attractive boat hull shaped bodies. In 1940, he became superintendent of the Whalehead Club in Corolla, North Carolina. Original paint with moderate gunning wear, drake has some paint loss on each side, hen has a working repair to the neck.

Estimate:£446.39

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