VINTAGE OVER - SIZED LOUISIANA PINTAIL WOOD DUCK DECOY PAIR BY ALPHONSE VERDIN
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:14656840 | Brand: VERDIN |
| Duck Type: PINTAIL | Material: TUPELO WOOD |
| Features: Solid Body | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
THESE DECOYS ARE VERY LIGHT, BEING CARVED OUT OF TUPELO GUM WOOD BY ALPHONSE VERDIN. THEY ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ALL ORIGINAL PAINT. THE HEN HAS PAINTED EYES AND THE DRAKE HAS NONE. BOTH HAVE SHRINKAGE CHECKS ON THE BREASTS AND SIDES OF THE NECKS. THE HEN HAS A NECK REPAIR WHICH IS NOT LOOSE. THEY HAVE CARVED, SLIGHTLY ELEVATED WINGS.THE DRAKE BODY IS SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN THE HEN BODY THEY ARE ABOUT 21 INCHES LONG AND 7.5 INCHES HIGH. THE SMALLER PINTAIL IN THE LAS...T PICTURE, WAS CARVED BY HIS BROTHER JOE, AND IS ABOUT LIFE-SIZE, 16 INCHES LONG. IT IS SHOWN JUST TO GIVE AN IDEA OF THE SIZE OF THESE DECOYS. IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS AUCTION. THESE ARE RARE DECOYS, IMPORTANT IN THE LOUISIANA HISTORY OF DECOY CARVING. NO DOUBT, THEY ARE AMONG THE FIRST “MAGNUM” SIZED DECOYS HAND CARVED AND USED IN LOUISIANA. ALPHONSE, ONE OF THE SONS OF THE LEGENDARY DECOY CARVER LAURENT VERDIN, SR. (1900-1991), WAS BORN IN 1915 ON BAYOU BLUE. HE AND HIS BROTHERS LEARNED DECOY CARVING FROM THEIR FATHER. THE VERDINS ARE A FAMOUS FAMILY OF LOUISIANA DECOY CARVERS. LAURENT SR.IS PROFILED IN THE BOOK: “LOUISIANA LURES AND LEGENDS”, BY BRIAN CHERAMIE. A PICTURE OF THE VERDIN'S HOME ON BAYOU BLUE IS ON PAGE 36. MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE VERDIN FAMILY OF CARVERS CAN BE FOUND IN THE BOOK: “WETLAND HERITAGE, THE LOUISIANA DUCK DECOY” BY CHARLES W. FRANK JR. CHAPTER 13 IS TITLED: "DECOYS OF THE HOUMA INDIANS" AND HAS EXTENSIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE VERDIN FAMILY. PLEASE REVIEW THE PHOTOS CAREFULLY AS THEY ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE DESCRIPTION OF THE DECOYS. PLEASE ASK ANY QUESTIONS PRIOR TO BIDDING. SHIPPING WILL BE BY USPS RETAIL GROUND. I CAN SHIP PRIORITY MAIL BUT DUE TO SIZE AND WEIGHT, IT WILL BE QUICKER BUT MORE EXPENSIVE. INSERT YOUR ZIP CODE TO GET SHIPPING COST. I WILL PAY THE INSURANCE. THANKS FOR LOOKING.
