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RARE SPECIE; A Massachusetts curlew sandpiper dec

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RARE SPECIE; A Massachusetts curlew sandpiper dec
RARE SPECIE; A Massachusetts curlew sandpiper decoy ca 1880-1900 in outstanding structural condition. The only known example of this specie that we have ever seen. Specie identified by Gigi Hopkins. The decoy is the quality of a Holmes or Folger. See Holmes shorebird decoys sold by our firm in July of 2003. Old overpaint painstakingly removed to reveal outstanding paint in very good condition. High grade glass eyes, original bill may be baleen. Wings are carved in deep relief and rise above the tail to join again at the tip leaving a hole for possibly stringing the rig together. Outstanding museum quality decoy. (decoy)