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Wonderful plump least sandpiper decoy by David Um

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Wonderful plump least sandpiper decoy by David Um
Wonderful plump least sandpiper decoy by David "Umbrella" Watson (1851-1938), Chincoteague, VA. In good OP with a few dings, rubs, and light wear. About a quarter inch of the bill has been replaced on the end of the right side and a check in the bill has been glued tight. Struck by a few shot. Appears to be very faint painted eyes. Great example from a Duxbury collection. Many of the shorebirds in this collection came from Bill Mackey as did lot 395 and 482. See "Southern Decoys of Virginia and the Carolinas", by Fleckenstein, pg. 85 for examples by this maker. Also see the Ira Hudson book by Henry Stansbury. There is an almost exact example pictured in a color plate on page 21 in "American Bird Decoys by Waingrow. (decoy)