Lionel Harvey Etheridge (NC, 1910-1995), Pintail Pair

Knotts Island, North Carolina, circa 1930s, painted canvas over wire construction, published on page 96 of Gunnin' Birds by Kroghie Andresen, incised LHE brands.

Length 17 in. each

From the Personal Collection of Mr. Kroghie Andresen, Charlotte, North Carolina

Former collection of Robert Brinkmeyer Bethesda, Maryland.
Former collection of Edwin Yarborough, owner of a Knotts Island hunting lodge.

Lionel was one of seven children born to Napoleon Bonaparte and Betty O'Neal. He made sturdy decoys and most were canvas construction which have their own unique shape and form.

Original paint with moderate gunning wear.