William McLellan Pacific Black Brant
Solid carved redwood, Pacific black brant in the alert posture form by William McLellan (Eureka, CA) ca. 1920s. Original paint with minor wear. Structurally good. Measures 16.5” in length. A rig mate to this example sold in the August 2020 Guyette & Deeter auction for $3500 plus a 20% buyers premium. See page 58 of Wildfowl Decoys of California by Michael Miller.
Solid carved redwood, Pacific black brant in the alert posture form by William McLellan (Eureka, CA) ca. 1920s. Original paint with minor wear. Structurally good. Measures 16.5” in length. A rig mate to this example sold in the August 2020 Guyette & Deeter auction for $3500 plus a 20% buyers premium. See page 58 of Wildfowl Decoys of California by Michael Miller.
Solid carved redwood, Pacific black brant in the alert posture form by William McLellan (Eureka, CA) ca. 1920s. Original paint with minor wear. Structurally good. Measures 16.5” in length. A rig mate to this example sold in the August 2020 Guyette & Deeter auction for $3500 plus a 20% buyers premium. See page 58 of Wildfowl Decoys of California by Michael Miller.