Poplar Branch, North Carolina, circa 1910, carved and painted wood.

Length 17.5 in.

Former Collection of Julian Hamilton, Jr.
Former Collection of the Saunders family.

An iconic market hunting form with a rig mate published on 191 of Gunnin' Birds by Kroghie Andresen. The slash paint to the speculum and tail are sublime.

Original paint with moderate gunning wear, wear to edge of the tail, tight neck crack.