ambrose-hambone-twiford-nc-1926-2002-pair-of-black-ducks-from-pine-island-club
Lot 1020
Ambrose "Hambone" Twiford (NC, 1926-2002), Pair of Black Ducks from Pine Island Club
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Churches Island, North Carolina, carved and painted wood, incised AT and W Ambrose, having anchor rigging.

Length 17 in.

From the Personal Collection of Chandler Sawyer, Maple, North Carolina

From the hunting rig of West Ambrose.

Hambone was one of the most respected of all Currituck carvers, producing large birds that rode the Currituck chop well.

Old gunning paint with light wear, repainted by Chandler Sawyer, guide at the Pine Island Club.