Captain George W. Combs (NY, 1911-1992), Verity Style Black Bellied Plover on Panel

Massapequa, Long Island, carved and painted wood, mounted to early wood panel, signed and dated 1978.

Height 17 in x Width 14 in.

Captain George W. Combs is credited with making the finest working flying decoy to ever exist. This Verity influenced carving was meant to be decorative, very important Long Island folk art.

Original.