Lot #87 - A game bird decoy
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Auction House:Cordy's
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Sale Name:August 2017 Art & Antique Auction
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Sale Date:22 Aug 2017 ~ 9.30am (NZ time) - Session 1 - Lots 1 - 383
22 Aug 2017 ~ 5pm (NZ time) Session 2 - Lots 400 - 847 -
Lot #:87
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Lot Description:A game bird decoy
canvas covered kapok and wood infilled. Length 310. -
Provenance:Charlie Watkinson (born c.1860) who had a double ended hunting punt 'The Gladson' on the Waikato at Mercer (before the bridge was built) with a central Lister engine driving screws at either end, she was mounted with a swivel black powder punt gun that Charlie used to self-load with shrapnel and shoot flocks on the water.
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Estimate:NZ$225 - 225
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Realised Price:
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Category:Sport & Hobbies
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